I think that one of the things that language does is it allo... - Laurie Anderson

"I think that one of the things that language does is it allows us to get outside of ourselves and see things from other people's perspectives."

Laurie Anderson Wisdom

Performance Artist Musician American Born 1947 (age 79)

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