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Dance is a song of the body. Either of joy or pain.


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Our arms start from the back because they were once wings.

Our arms start from the back because they were once wings.



Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.

Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.



The body says what words cannot.

The body says what words cannot.



Movement never lies. It is a barometer telling the state of the soul's weather to all who can read it.

Movement never lies. It is a barometer telling the state of the soul's weather to all who can read it.



I feel that the essence of dance is the expression of man--the landscape of his soul. I hope that every dance I do reveals something of myself or some wonderful thing a human can be.

I feel that the essence of dance is the expression of man--the landscape of his soul. I hope that every dance I do reveals something of myself or some wonderful thing a human can be.



The body is a sacred garment. It's your first and last garment; it is what you enter life in and what you depart life with, and it should be treated with honor.

The body is a sacred garment. It's your first and last garment; it is what you enter life in and what you depart life with, and it should be treated with honor.



Dance is the hidden langauge of the soul, of the body.

Dance is the hidden langauge of the soul, of the body.



Misery is a communicable disease.

Misery is a communicable disease.



Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are great because of their passion.

Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are great because of their passion.



No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a strange, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others.

No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a strange, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others.





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I wish I could say I’m low maintenance, but I like some of the finer things in life…like a toothbrush.

I wish I could say I’m low maintenance, but I like some of the finer things in life…like a toothbrush.



Standing is symbolic of life itself, Open space is just a distance between you and someone else

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When one needs an answer to life's greatest questions, look towards either Chaos or Nothingness.

When one needs an answer to life's greatest questions, look towards either Chaos or Nothingness.



I can play a lot of different instruments adequately but nothing really well.

I can play a lot of different instruments adequately but nothing really well.



If you're not at least willing to die for something- something that really matters- in the end, you die for nothing.

If you're not at least willing to die for something- something that really matters- in the end, you die for nothing.



Surveys have shown going back as far as you and I can remember that people have perceived a leftward tilt in the basic coverage that they get on TV news.

Surveys have shown going back as far as you and I can remember that people have perceived a leftward tilt in the basic coverage that they get on TV news.



To not to have entirely wasted one’s life seems to be a worthy accomplishment, if only for myself.

To not to have entirely wasted one’s life seems to be a worthy accomplishment, if only for myself.



Divorce is expensive. I used to joke they were going to call it 'all the money,' but they changed it to 'alimony.' It's ripping your heart out through your wallet.

Divorce is expensive. I used to joke they were going to call it 'all the money,' but they changed it to 'alimony.' It's ripping your heart out through your wallet.



Tradition is the thief of power. There is no area of our lives where that theft is more evident than in the area of divine healing.

Tradition is the thief of power. There is no area of our lives where that theft is more evident than in the area of divine healing.




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