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The main thing that attracts me to Buddhism is probably what attracts every artist to being an artist - that it's a godlike thing. You are the ultimate authority. There is no other ultimate authority.
Laurie Anderson
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Laurie Anderson
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: June 5
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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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What happens when you're in a crash is you join a crash club, and you talk endlessly about your crash because you don't want to bore your friends with it. And they've heard about the crash so many times.
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If there are bases on the moon, that would be the end of the moon as we know it.
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