What have we got here in America that we believe we cannot live without?
AGNES DE MILLEThe creative urge is the demon that will not accept anything second rate.
More Agnes de Mille Quotes
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Dance constitutes a true recapturing of… freedom and childish play.
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Tolstoi’s scripts are almost indecipherable.
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To make up a dance, I still need, as I needed then, a pot of tea, walking space, privacy and an idea.
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I learned three important things in college-to use a library, to memorize quickly and visually, to drop asleep at any time given a horizontal surface and fifteen minutes.
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My heroines are part of me and my heroes are part of what I’d like to know.
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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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Toe dancing is a dandy attention getter, second only to screaming.
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One of the good things about my having some recognition is that I can do something for the people
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Ballet technique never becomes easy, it becomes possible
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Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how. The moment you know how, you begin to die a little.
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I think ought to have more and correct some of the matters fate fails to take care of.
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But remember that intent is everything. One does not just jump, one lifts into the air, one rises.
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The choreographic process is exhausting. It happens on one’s feet after hours of work, and the energy required is roughly the equivalent of writing a novel and winning a tennis match simultaneously.
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Dancers aren’t made of their technique, but their passion.
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Many other women have kicked higher, balanced longer, or turned faster. These are poor substitutes for passion.
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