George Bernard Shaw on dance
George Bernard Shaw97 quotes“Dancing is a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire.”
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She won’t be that song you dance to, She’s that lyric you can’t get out of your head.
Kriti SanonKriti Sanon Your memories swirl around me like snowflakes dancing in the wind.
Anand ThakurAnand Thakur The Path of Love is not a tedious Path. It’s a Path of joy. It’s a Path of singing and dancing. It’s not a desert. It is a valley of flowers.
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarSri Sri Ravi Shankar If we think something is not good, we’ll openly say it. If there’s choreography, for example, and it feels like it’s going to be too taxing on our physical resources – as I said, we’re not getting any younger – we’ll say so, and then we’ll make those changes.
J-HopeJ-Hope Through the dancing poppies stole A breeze, most softly lulling to my soul.
John KeatsJohn Keats Come Dance with Me , come dance.
HafezHafez The creative mind is the playful mind. Philosophy is the play and dance of ideas.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer The only thing my famous last name got me was a foothold in the industry. That was the easy part. The biggest problem is survival. As Fazil’s son, I am expected to know everything – acting, dancing, horse riding… I am not trained in all these, and I don’t think I ever will be.
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