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Some of you are doomed to be artists.


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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.



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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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If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute, full of distinctive character, his egotism is precious, and remains a possession of the race.

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It is a mistake to suppose that the whole issue is how to free man. The issue is to improve the way in which he is controlled.

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Avoidance of experiences is a fixation and it binds you to the world, it binds you to the personal self.



If there is one class of person I have never quite trusted, it is a man who knows no doubt.

If there is one class of person I have never quite trusted, it is a man who knows no doubt.



In 2003, Congress should have resisted the rush to a war of choice with Iraq. I will do everything in my power to prevent us from repeating the mistakes of my predecessors.

In 2003, Congress should have resisted the rush to a war of choice with Iraq. I will do everything in my power to prevent us from repeating the mistakes of my predecessors.



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