Judith Jamison Quotes
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The only way you know what it is to be a boxer is to be one.
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I guess I'm kind of used to it because it's always been that way for me.
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As is always the way with pancakes, the first hotcake to come out of the pan will probably be a bit misshapen. Just scoff it, and carry on with the rest.
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I don't know... part of, I suppose, my way out of everything, has been really taking care of myself. I think that comes from an awareness that my children really need me, and they need me to be the healthiest version of myself that I can possibly be.
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I need to make things mine. It annoys me to buy something that is imposed on me. When I have a suit made, I go to the Sicilian tailor Alessandro Martorana in Turin. I like shorter jacket sleeves and often fold the cuffs up. It's more modern that way.
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I've been doing acting since I was 6 years old, and I don't know how to do anything besides act and sing. Back in the day, you had to do it all - you had to sing, dance, and act. I'm from the old school where that is what I was trained to do, and that's what I am expected to do, so it's weird when people ask me to choose.
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The wicked envy and hate; it is their way of admiring.
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I just want to continue the way I am going.
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What campaigns are for is weeding out the people who, for one way or another, weren't making it for the long haul.
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One of my favorite cartoon characters is Snoopy. I love the way he sits and lies on his kennel and contemplates the great things of life.
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There are more ways of skinning a cat than rubbing its fur the wrong way.
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When I was fourteen years old, our family drove all the way from Vancouver to Newfoundland and back. I've been all across the great land of Canada. I absolutely love the Maritimes, and I'm very excited to go back, particularly in the fall when it's one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
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You cannot dance an arabesque in 'Swan Lake' and 'Nutcracker' the same way.
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It was extraordinary 'cause I was 17 years old when I first danced with Edward Villella. And we were both young. But I had seen him dance, and he was already a star. So he was just so gentle and wonderful and kind, and we had a great rapport together. He was one of the most exciting dancers of our day.
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It's funny, in a way the actor is a writer. It's not like the two things are so separate as to be like apples and oranges. The writer and the actor are one.
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Dance is for everybody. I believe that the dance came from the people and that it should always be delivered back to the people.
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I would love to be able to tap dance.
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I always wanted to experience what performance would be like without the fourth wall, so I formed a company in Australia, and we did avant-garde theater, playing with gender norms, conversations about race - we just had a box of issues that we wanted to subvert with our stories, with dance.
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If you believe in justice, if you believe in democracy, if you believe in people's rights, if you believe in the harmony of all humankind - then you have no choice but to back Fidel Castro as long as it takes!
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I've always done party building and party fundraising.
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Laughter is timeless. Imagination has no age. And dreams are forever.
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I've since become really good at overwhelming myself.
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Katczinsky says it is all to do with education - it softens the brain.
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Dance is not endangered - it will always find a way to express itself.
