When you meet a man who is broken, pick him up and carry him. When you meet a woman whos broken, put her all into your arms. Cause we dont know where we come fromwe dont know where we are.

Quote by Laurie Anderson

Topics: Human Nature Quotes

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...

I really like books that you can kind of hear as much as think about,...

I really like books that you can kind of hear as much as think about,...

I just sort of wish people would dance differently. It reminds me of teenage sex.

I just sort of wish people would dance differently. It reminds me of teenage sex.

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 only stuff I don't like are Broadway musicals. I hate them. I don't even...

The only stuff I don't like are Broadway musicals. I hate them. I don't even...

You can do bigger and bigger things. For what?

You can do bigger and bigger things. For what?

I have written a lot about snakes. There's something pretty primordial about it.

I have written a lot about snakes. There's something pretty primordial about it.

I'm an average enough person to point to the things I've gotten to see that...

I'm an average enough person to point to the things I've gotten to see that...

I don't take compliments so well. I always hang my head and shuffle and kind...

I don't take compliments so well. I always hang my head and shuffle and kind...

I hate zoos.

As an artist I'd choose the thing that's beautiful more than the one that's true.

As an artist I'd choose the thing that's beautiful more than the one that's true.

At the School of Visual Arts in New York, you can get your degree in...

At the School of Visual Arts in New York, you can get your degree in...

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...

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

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

It's good to take a longer view and think, What would I really like to...

It's good to take a longer view and think, What would I really like to...

A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less...

A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less...

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...

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

The fewer expectations you have, the better.

The fewer expectations you have, the better.

A lot of the work in United States is highly critical of technology. I'm using...

A lot of the work in United States is highly critical of technology. I'm using...