Martha Graham Quotes
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Yiddish, originally, in Eastern Europe was considered the language of children, of the illiterate, of women. And 500 years later, by the 19th century, by the 18th century, writers realized that, in order to communicate with the masses, they could no longer write in Hebrew. They needed to write in Yiddish, the language of the population.
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When you challenge other people's ideas of who or how you should be, they may try to diminish and disgrace you. It can happen in small ways in hidden places, or in big ways on a world stage. You can spend a lifetime resenting the tests, angry about the slights and the injustices. Or, you can rise above it.
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Never forget that you only have one opportunity to make a first impression - with investors, with customers, with PR, and with marketing.
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I've always been just as interested in making people think as I am in making them feel, and one of the things this scientific process allows me to do is make the audience look differently at dance.
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The kinds of things I like with crystals are the really beautiful costume jewelry, vintage pieces, and they usually have that diamond shape.
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I have a smile 24/7.
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White Americans today don't know what in the world to do because when they put us behind them, that's where they made their mistake... they put us behind them, and we watched every move they made.
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In terms of the principles of politics, I think I understand well. Thailand needs someone who has leadership, who has the management skills to help the country.
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I don't take myself too seriously.
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We travel a lot from Australia and deliberately route ourselves through the U.A.E. because my whole family loves the place.
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British women can be slightly more reserved; Scottish are a little more crazy and fun, and American are more forthright, which I really enjoy.
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You never know how much time you got.
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Many Muslims put their Islamic faith ahead of their national identity and forbid preachers from other religions from coming into their countries to convert their young. Apostasy is treason to Allah. Heresy has no rights.
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I love the idea of making a movie for kids but it's got to be that, with my take on it.
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I think, my own personal view is there should be higher and higher levels of autonomy; government should not interfere in setting up colleges, in running colleges. The market, the society will decide which is a good university, which is not a good university, rather than government mandating.
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I think it is very important to be a method actor.
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Many who resort to crime ultimately can't read or write.
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I love the whole process for each new album. The writing, the touring, everything. For me, it never gets old.
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It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.
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Governance is a way of organizing, amplifying, and constraining power.
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When I step out onto the ice to compete 'Romeo and Juliet,' I don't feel like a fighter. I feel very nervous, and it's very difficult for me to get into the mindset for it.
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Suffering attracts fixers the way road-kills attract vultures.
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Theater is a verb before it is a noun, an act before it is a place.
