Something that has so much power must have life. Instruments have life.

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If there are bases on the moon, that would be the end of the moon...

If there are bases on the moon, that would be the end of the moon...

I so much appreciate it when anybody tries to make something and tries to be...

I so much appreciate it when anybody tries to make something and tries to be...

I'm a real workaholic.

I'm a real workaholic.

It's just such a great miracle when things do work, and they work for such...

It's just such a great miracle when things do work, and they work for such...

Performance art is about joy, about making something that's so full of kind of a...

Performance art is about joy, about making something that's so full of kind of a...

My job is to make images and leave the decision-making and conclusion-drawing to other people.

My job is to make images and leave the decision-making and conclusion-drawing to other people.

I see and write things first as an artist, second as a woman, and third...

I see and write things first as an artist, second as a woman, and third...

The thing that's characteristic of my performance is that I literally do drag the whole...

The thing that's characteristic of my performance is that I literally do drag the whole...

As a New Yorker, I'm someone who lives on an island and looks across to...

As a New Yorker, I'm someone who lives on an island and looks across to...

I'm not usually where I think I am. It's kind of spooky.

I'm not usually where I think I am. It's kind of spooky.

Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better.

Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better.

Why do you have to translate and decode things? Just let the image be. It...

Why do you have to translate and decode things? Just let the image be. It...

I think women are excellent social critics.

I think women are excellent social critics.

My secret dream is to write an epic poem. That's probably the most pretentious thing...

My secret dream is to write an epic poem. That's probably the most pretentious thing...

The problem with prototypes is they don't always work.

The problem with prototypes is they don't always work.

The fewer expectations you have, the better.

The fewer expectations you have, the better.

Writers want to summarize: What does this mean? What did we learn from this? That's...

Writers want to summarize: What does this mean? What did we learn from this? That's...

My work is more about trying to ask good questions and not trying to come...

My work is more about trying to ask good questions and not trying to come...

I think a lot of people in Washington are extremely suspicious of NASA.

I think a lot of people in Washington are extremely suspicious of NASA.

I've never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told...

I've never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told...