Laurie Anderson

"Language is a virus from outer space."

"I know what it's like to be afraid of your own thoughts."

"The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."

"Walking in New York, you see the strange mixture of cultures and ideas."

"I'm really interested in the gap between what we say and what we think."

"Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable."

"Time doesn't really exist; it's just a useful fiction."

"In real life, I assure you, there is no greater crime than dressing badly."

"The mind is like water. When it's turbulent, it's hard to see. When it's calm, everything becomes clear."

"Love is a place and I make my bed there."

"I define nothing. Not beauty, not patriotism. I take each thing as it comes."

"You know, I don't think I ever would have thought of myself as a performer."

"The key to change is to accept what you cannot control and focus on what you can."

"I think dreams are a very important part of our waking life."

"To love another person is to see the face of God."

"The most important thing is to be true to yourself."

"What is love but the best deception?"

"I've been thinking about the invisible world in visible form."

"Technology is like water; it wants to find its level."

"The future is already here—it's just not evenly distributed."

"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge."

"Freedom is not given to you by anyone; you have to take it."

"What we are looking for is what is looking."

"The more things change, the more they stay the same."

"I want to try to understand what's happening in other people's hearts."

"Life is like a bad marriage; you know it's going to end badly."

"Words are like the wind; they pass through you."

"The present moment is filled with joy and happiness."

"I think of myself as an artist first."

"Beauty is truth, and truth is beauty."