". . . I wrote a letter to……" — Laurie Anderson
". . . I wrote a letter to Thomas Pynchon asking, Can I have your permission to try to make an [adaptation] of your book? And I had no idea that he would answer me, because he's pretty elusive. But he did send a letter back that said, Yes, you can do that - as long as the only instrument in the opera is a banjo. I thought, That's an interesting way of saying No."
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65 Quotes by Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson has 65 quotes on this site.
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When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force. And when force is gone,…
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I've never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told me I had to declare…
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The fewer expectations you have, the better.
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Besides all those whaling details, Moby Dick is about someone who's looking for something so huge, something they've wanted all…
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A lot of words in English confuse the idea of life and electricity, like the word livewire.
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I just sort of wish people would dance differently. It reminds me of teenage sex.
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If there are bases on the moon, that would be the end of the moon as we know it.
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Why do you have to translate and decode things? Just let the image be. It will have a special kind…
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I really like books that you can kind of hear as much as think about, that are so graphic and…
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I think artists who are attracted to working on the Net will adjust their work to the capabilities of a…
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I'm a real workaholic.
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I so much appreciate it when anybody tries to make something and tries to be an artist - I'm happy…
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The true basis of morality is utility; that is, the adaptation of our actions to the promotion of the general…
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Remember that in every single case in history the process of adaptation has been one of exceeding slowness. Do not…
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I'm not afraid to play ugly - look at 'Adaptation.' I looked like a turd that a cat had coughed…
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The problem with books, now that I've written one, is that the idea of adaptation is so much easier than…
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Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple…
— Lord Chesterfield
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I think before 1997 is over, NATO will have taken giant strides in what's called adaptation, the discussions about bringing…
— Warren Christopher
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I wrote a screenplay for a 'Sweet Valley High' adaptation, and it's really amazing to me how many women who…
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There are three ways in which a ruler can bring misfortune on his army: By commanding the army to advance…
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Monet's garden must be included with his works, because he combined the magic of an adaptation of nature with the…
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Softness triumphs over hardness, feebleness over strength. What is more malleable is always superior over that which is immoveable. This…
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During periods of discontinuous, abrupt change, the essence of adaptation involves a keen sensitivity to what should be abandoned -…
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