Al Duncan Quotes

When two friends understand each other totally, the words are soft and strong like an orchid's perfume.

If I could tell you what it meant, there would be no point in dancing it

Human beings aren't orchids; we must draw something from the soil we grow in.

Dancing: The Highest Intelligence in the Freest Body.

You were once wild here. Don't let them tame you.

The Dance - it is the rhythm of all that dies in order to live again; it is the eternal rising of the sun.

My motto - sans limites.

Dance is the movement of the universe concentrated in an individual.

Movements are as eloquent as words.

When God gave men tongues, he never dreamed that they would want to talk about the Himalayas; there are consequently no words in the world to do it with.

Let us first teach little children to breathe, to vibrate, to feel, and to become one with the general harmony and movement of nature. Let us first produce a beautiful human being, a dancing child.

A dancer, if she is great, can give to the people something that they can carry with them forever. They can never forget it, and it has changed them, though they may never know it.

I am seeking that dance which might be the divine expression of the human spirit through the medium of the body's movement.

Public worship occurs when the people of God assemble for the express purpose of giving to the Lord the glory due His name and enjoying the joy of His promised special presence with His own people.

We are not the reason the gospel works; the gospel is the reason the gospel works.

I think the best thing that happened to the education system in New Orleans was Hurricane Katrina.

Even in a time of fiscal austerity, education is more than just an expense.

If I could say it, I would not have to dance it.

I'm surrounded by nothing but great people. I've been blessed with that, so really, I've got no choice but to be an all-around good person.

I like to think of my son as having an extra puzzle piece rather than missing one.

Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man.

I don't train to look good in the mirror. I train to make improvements in my game.

What you're saying is often less important than what you're feeling when you're saying it.

What you invest your time in defines who you are.

I actually think sadness and darkness can be very beautiful and healing.

Nearly everyone wants at least one outstanding meal a day.

Borrowing to pay for college used to be the exception; now it's the rule.

Life is too fragile and valuable to be spent doing something you hate.

Literature is humanity's broad-minded alter-ego, with room in its heart for monsters, even for you. It's humanity without the judgement.

The book should act as a window to the word.

We've been raised to compete, to want more! More! More! It's a way of life. It's about greed.

The right way to play golf is to go up and hit the bloody thing.

True healing is realizing you were never sick in the first place

There is a God we want and a God who is, and the two are not the same.

The time when there is no one there to feel sorry for you or to cheer for you is when a player is made.

Saying 'Preach the Gospel Daily, use words if necessary' is like saying 'Feed the hungry, use food if necessary.'

The dancer of the future will be one whose body & soul have grown so harmoniously together that the natural language of the soul will have become the movement of the body.

To awaken human emotion is the highest level of art.

Wherever you find something extraordinary, you’ll find the fingerprints of a great teacher.

That thing in you that you think is a demon is actually a bodyguard that's run amok

If you inquire into the hurt, you'll know what you're experiencing is love.

There are joys so complete, so all perfect, that one should not survive them.

When the bottom falls out and disappointments come, you will learn what you believe, what you love, and what you treasure.

I was born by the sea, and I have noticed that all the great events of my life have taken place by the sea. My first idea of movement, of the dance, certainly came from the rhythm of the waves.

I don't try to change myself to impress anybody. I'm just who I am.

We've just barely stopped being monkeys.

If I could explain, I wouldn't need to dance!

I love being a carbon molecule.

I enjoy jokes, smiling, and making people smile. I may be a little different, but that's OK, who wants to be normal anyway?

The artist is the only lover; he alone has the pure vision of beauty, and love is the vision of the soul when it is permitted to gaze upon immortal beauty.