I think ought to have more and correct some of the matters fate fails to take care of.
AGNES DE MILLEIn the same way the lifted leg of an arabesque becomes a wing, and not a mechanical leverage like a raised trap door.
More Agnes de Mille Quotes
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From this voyage no one returns poor or weary.
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Modern dancers give a sinister portent about our times. The dancers don’t even look at one another.
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Emily Dickinson provided four or more alternates for every word; Beethoven wrestled with endings to the point of exhaustion; in our day Jerome Robbins and his lack of decision are a byword in the dance profession.
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The practice mirror is to be used for the correction of faults, not for a love affair, and the figure you watch should not become your dearest friend.
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Find the passion. It takes great passion and great energy to do anything creative. I would go so far as to say you can’t do it without that passion.
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Then I did the simplest thing in the world. I leaned down… and kissed him. And the world cracked open.
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What have we got here in America that we believe we cannot live without?
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If you want to understand a nation, look at its dances and listen to its folk songs – don’t pay any attention to its politicians.
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Dance constitutes a true recapturing of… freedom and childish play.
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A good education is usually harmful to a dancer. A good calf is better than a good head.
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Who am I?, the artist asks. And he devotes his whole life to finding out.
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I want one word on my tombstone – dancer.
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I studied the way I danced- to the point of dropping.
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Dancers aren’t made of their technique, but their passion.
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We can’t stand silence, because silence includes thinking. And if we thought, we would have to face ourselves.
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