Gelsey Kirkland Quotes

I know my body. What happened is that I got so caught up in the applause I forgot how I should dance. All my life I've been what others wanted - in dancing and in life. Now I'm doing it my way.

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• The more I compose, the more I know that I don't know it all. I think it's a good way to start. If you think you know it all, the work becomes a repetition of what you've already done. I try to make sure that I don't repeat my music.

  

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• I'm so intrigued by women throughout history where the significance of what they were representing at that time is obscured by the fact a man saved them or they were prostitutes.

  

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• We learn martial arts as helping weakness. You never fight for people to get hurt. You're always helping people.

  

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• Always remember that better days are ahead - if not in this life, in the next.

  

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• Never sit staring at a blank page or screen. If you find yourself stuck, write. Write about the scene you're trying to write. Writing about is easier than writing, and chances are, it will give you your way in.

  

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• I think I'm a pretty well-kept secret.

  

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• I will say this: I think 'Big Brother' is the biggest snooze known to mankind.

  

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• Our vision and commitment is towards the country's progress, its place in the world and the happiness of its people.

  

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• A mom can't afford to be sick.

  

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• People always say 'humbling,' but I actually think it's quite inflating being nominated for an award. It's wonderful; it's a great feeling.

  

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• I think that, to be an artist, you have to have a big enough ego to believe that people out in the world want to see what you think is a good idea. And if you don't have that sense of ego, then the minute that idea goes into the world, self-doubt kicks in.

  

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• 'All in With Laila Ali' is educational, inspirational, compelling programming profiling individuals that have reached for the sky, pushed themselves to the limit and did things that you would think were impossible.

  

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• The First Amendment applies to rogues and scoundrels. You don't lose your First Amendment rights because of a sleazy personality, or even for having committed a crime. Felons in jail are protected by the First Amendment.

  

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• Movies don't have borders.

  

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• Perhaps the hardest challenge has been to persuade the public, impatient for rapid growth, of the need to ensure stability first. Growth, it is argued, is always more important, regardless of the looming economic risks.

  

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• I don't wanna be preached to. Unless it's in a beautiful voice, I don't want that.

  

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• Habit is a great deadener.

  

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• I was aware, in those early days of motherhood, that my behaviour was strange to the people who knew me well. It was as though I had been brainwashed, taken over by a cult religion. And yet this cult, motherhood, was not a place where I could actually live. Like any cult, it demanded a complete surrender of identity to belong to it.

  

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• I learn a lot from my experiences and collaborations. Most of my collaborations are meant for me to learn.

  

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• When you're a kid, you might be picked on for your differences. When you're an adult, employers, colleges, friends - people look for differences when you're adult, and that's what makes you shine and stand out.

  

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• The last thing I think about is losing and pressure... I just go and do it.

  

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• Life causes estrangement enough—why do we add to it out of misplaced pride?

  

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• I know my body. What happened is that I got so caught up in the applause I forgot how I should dance. All my life I've been what others wanted - in dancing and in life. Now I'm doing it my way.

  

  Gelsey Kirkland
  • Life
  • Up
  • Dance