Laurie Anderson Quotes

And you know the reason I really love the stars is that we cannot hurt them. We can't burn them or melt them or make them overflow. We can't flood them or blow them up or turn them out. But we are reaching for them. We are reaching for them.

Good evening. This is your Captain
We are about to attempt a crash landing...
Place your tray tables in their upright, locked position
Your Captain says: Put your head on your knees
Your Captain says: Put your head in your hands...
We are going down
We are all going down, together... Standby.

Paradise Is exactly like Where you are right now Only much much Better.

Uh – this is your Captain again
You know, I've got a funny feeling I've seen this all before
Why? Cause, I'm a caveman
Why? Cause, I've got eyes in the back of my head
Why? It's the heat. Standby
This is the time. And this is the record of the time

She said, it looks
Don't you think it looks a lot like rain?
He said, isn't it?
Isn't it just, isn't it just like a woman?
She said, it's hard
It's just hard, it's just kind of hard to say

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha...
Hello? This is your mother, are you there? Are you coming home?...Hello? Is anybody home?
Well, you don't know me, but I know you
And I've got a message to give to you
And I said: okay, who is this really? And the voice said:
This is the hand, the hand that takes...Neither snow nor rain nor gloom of night
Shall stay these couriers from the swift completion
Of their appointed rounds

And he said: Now, I'm the Soul Doctor, and you know, language is a virus from outer space, and hearing your name is better than seeing your face.

Let X equal X
You know, it could be you
It's a sky-blue sky
The satellites are out tonight Let X equal X...</p>You know, I could write a book
And this book would be thick enough to stun an ox
'cause I can see the future, and it's a place...
Thanks for all the presents...
Thanks for introducing me to the Chief

Golden cities. Golden towns
And long cars, in long lines and great big signs
And they all say: Hallelujah. Yodellayheehoo
Every man for himself. Ooo coo coo
Golden cities. Golden towns. Thanks for the ride
Big Science. Hallelujah. Big Science. Yodellayheehoo