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You know the reason I love the stars is because we can't hurt them: we can't burn them, we can't melt them , we can't make them overflow, we can't flood them or burn them up—so we keep reacing for them

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Laurie Anderson
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: June 5
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Laura Phillips Anderson
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I'm one of the first Americans who wasn't a torturer or an interrogator.
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Being an artist is a totally godlike thing to do - and I have a god complex.
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I'm an average enough person to point to the things I've gotten to see that are awe-inspiring.
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My secret dream is to write an epic poem. That's probably the most pretentious thing I've said.
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It's the tradition of American writers getting away in order to see the country - to get a better view.
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I always feel like if someone has stage fright, I really try and say, Listen, these people want you to succeed, they want to have a good evening. They want to see something really great. They don't want to see something crappy. They don't. They want to be at something really special.
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I think artists who are attracted to working on the Net will adjust their work to the capabilities of a very small screen.
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Last night, I had that dream again. I dreamt I had to take a test, in a Dairy Queen, on another planet.
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Don't be afraid of anyone. Imagine your life if you're not afraid of anyone.
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I'm a real workaholic.
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A lot of words in English confuse the idea of life and electricity, like the word livewire.
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And there was a beutiful view But nobody could see Cause everybody on the island Was saying Look at me! Look at me.
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