“I genuinely have never been in an audience where most people want that person to fail. I've never been in an audience like that, and I've never seen it as a performer. Only in my dreams, in which case they are always throwing tomatoes and going, "This is the most boring thing I've ever seen."” PeopleWantPersonsDreamCasesAudienceFailingBoringPerformersThrowingTomatoesBoring Things Author:Laurie Anderson
“No single person who has ever lived will be able to tell you what happens. Period. Nobody's right and nobody's wrong.” PersonsHappensAblePeriodsSingle Person Author:Laurie Anderson
“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.” ArtistBuddhismAuthorityUltimateBeing An ArtistGodlike Author:Laurie Anderson
“I don't care about being famous or having a lot of people go, "She's really good."” PeopleCareDon't CareI Don't CareBeing Famous Author:Laurie Anderson
“Being an artist is a totally godlike thing to do - and I have a god complex.” ArtistComplexesThings To DoBeing An ArtistGodlikeGod Complex Author:Laurie Anderson
“I'm thrilled by the fact that I made something out of nothing. There it is! It wasn't there before: there it is - I made it! That's pretty powerful, and that's the power that Buddhists give to every single person.” GivingPersonsMadeFactsPowerfulMade ItBuddhistSingle Person Author:Laurie Anderson
“That's really a very different experience: You don't have to look to be understood. You're already understood.” LooksDifferentUnderstoodDifferent Experiences 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
“People get their information in different ways now. And we are a little poorer for it, because the way you get information affects what you learn.” PeopleWayLittlesDifferentInformationDifferent Ways Author:Hugh Hefner
“Not many people care what you do. They care about what you do as much as you care about what they do. Think about it. Just exactly that much. You are not the center of the universe.” PeopleThinkingCareUniverseCenter Of The Universe Author:Laurie Anderson