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I do not teach children, I give them joy.


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

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



Dancing: The Highest Intelligence in the Freest Body.

Dancing: The Highest Intelligence in the Freest Body.



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

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.

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.

My motto - sans limites.



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

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



Movements are as eloquent as words.

Movements are as eloquent as words.



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.

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.

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.

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





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We view ourselves on the eve of battle. We are nerved for the conquest and must conquer or perish. It is vain to look for present aid: None is at hand. We must now act or abandon all hope!

We view ourselves on the eve of battle. We are nerved for the conquest and must conquer or perish. It is vain to look for present aid: None is at hand. We must now act or abandon all hope!



Lyndon Johnson may have escalated the war, but when I was drafted and shipped off to Vietnam, the signature on my orders was Nixon's.

Lyndon Johnson may have escalated the war, but when I was drafted and shipped off to Vietnam, the signature on my orders was Nixon's.



It doesn't have to make sense, it just has to sound like it does.

It doesn't have to make sense, it just has to sound like it does.



A person who learns to juggle six balls will be more skilled than the person who never tries to juggle more than three.

A person who learns to juggle six balls will be more skilled than the person who never tries to juggle more than three.



Even now, I have traces of the good little girl. When I am not performing, for instance, I am really very quiet and ordinary.

Even now, I have traces of the good little girl. When I am not performing, for instance, I am really very quiet and ordinary.



I have reached a point in my life where I understand the pain and the challenges; and my attitude is one of standing up with open arms to meet them all.

I have reached a point in my life where I understand the pain and the challenges; and my attitude is one of standing up with open arms to meet them all.



I paint for the sheer joy of painting. I have never sold any of my paintings. I'd rather give them to people for free.

I paint for the sheer joy of painting. I have never sold any of my paintings. I'd rather give them to people for free.



Nor dread nor hope attend a dying animal; a man awaits his end dreading and hoping all.

Nor dread nor hope attend a dying animal; a man awaits his end dreading and hoping all.



Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all.

Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all.




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