“All of nature talks to me - if I could just figure out what it's saying - trees are swinging in the breeze. They're talking to me. Insects are rubbing their legs together. They're all talking. They're talking to me.” IfsTogetherTalkingTreeFiguresLegsIf I CouldInsectsBreezeTalk To Me Book:Laurie Anderson Source: Laurie Anderson
“If you're a young artist, wondering what to call yourself, consider 'multimedia artist.' It's so vague. Then, no one can say, 'Hey, how come you're a jazz person, and you're making a pop opera?” IfsPersonsYoungArtistWonderJazzPopsHeyOperaVagueYoung ArtistsMultimedia Author:Laurie Anderson
“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."” PeopleIfsWantFeelsTryingSpecialStageSucceedEveningReally GreatFrightStage FrightGood Evening Author:Laurie Anderson
“People who were born alone are defined by feelings like "Who's gonna be with me when I die? Who will ever understand me? Will I always feel so alone? Maybe if I write a book..." and you forget that that doesn't help you so much.” PeopleIfsFeelsWritingBookHelpingFeelingsDiesBornForgetDefinedUnderstand MeBorn Alone Author:Laurie Anderson
“If I'm confused, I just spend some time looking at the sky and falling into it. It's not a meditation that anyone taught me, it's something I've done my whole life, and liked doing, and it made me feel like nothing.” IfsFeelsMadeDoneWholeFallMeditationSkyTaughtWhole LifeConfusedI'm Confused Author:Laurie Anderson
“I always wonder when people have any kind of spiritual and meditative practice especially if it's one designed in part to help them cope with things that seem unmanageable and to cope with something like death, if they're able to maintain that practice and maintain the equanimity at the time of death whether it's, you know, that person's or that person's loved one.” PeopleIfsKnowsKindPersonsHelpingSeemsAbleSpiritualWonderPracticeLoved OnesEquanimity Author:Laurie Anderson
“Don't be afraid of anyone. Imagine your life if you're not afraid of anyone.” IfsImagineNot Afraid Author:Laurie Anderson
“If there are bases on the moon, that would be the end of the moon as we know it.” IfsKnowsEndsWould BeMoonBases Author:Laurie Anderson
“It's good to take a longer view and think, what would I really like to do if I had no limitations whatsoever?” IfsThinkingViewsLimitation Author:Laurie Anderson
