Gabrielle Roth Quotes
When we give ourselves over completely to the spirit of the dance, it becomes a prayer
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Whether I do an original film, a dance, or a remake of my dad's hit songs, I have always been compared to him.
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Of course, giving is deeply emotional. But supplementing emotion with research makes it more likely that a gift can have a bigger impact. It's like any investment. After all, you wouldn't put funds into stocks or bonds without understanding the potential return. Why wouldn't you do the same when investing in society?
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Girls love guys who dance, and I'm definitely going to be the first one on the dance floor. Usually, you just see guys sitting around, but I definitely don't hold back when it comes to dancing.
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I would not run for president. I really like what I'm doing now. People say I'm giving them energy and hope.
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The one woman who never gives herself is your free woman, who is always giving herself.
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I don't like giving up hits and stuff, but I try not to show it. I don't want the hitter to see that something bothers me.
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If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression.
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As an actor, I'm familiar with having bursts of energy, where you're giving things a try, and then you have down time.
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Rock was always part of my heart and soul. But the times just changed and everybody wanted to dance.
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Some musical directors have more chutzpah. They pick up the phone and talk people into giving. I prefer to call and say 'thank you' after the money has been contributed.
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To me, charity often is just about giving, because you're supposed to, or because it's what you've always done - or it's about giving until it hurts.
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Does art have a future? Performance genres like opera, theater, music and dance are thriving all over the world, but the visual arts have been in slow decline for nearly 40 years. No major figure of profound influence has emerged in painting or sculpture since the waning of Pop Art and the birth of Minimalism in the early 1970s.
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The more one forgets himself - by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love - the more human he is.
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I just love to dance. Pretty much every night, I'll just turn on the radio in my room and dance like crazy.
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Caretaking is different from care giving. Care giving has no second agendas or hidden motives. The care is given from love for the joy of giving without expectation, no strings attached. It cannot be manipulated or discouraged because love cannot be manipulated or discouraged.
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I dance. A lot. I work grief and sadness out of my body when I dance, and I bring in joy and rhythm.
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I don't think the spirit of Hollywood is such a spirit of generosity. I think people really begrudge giving. In New York, it's like that.
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A friend told me about a Nike competition, where they give you one minute to do tricks with a basketball. I wasn't going to go, but they were giving away free sneakers. I ended up coming in second place.
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I'd like to do some crazy art installations and design some weird synthesizers and work with other people and make some fun stuff for a bit. Maybe tap into virtual reality stuff or maybe write another record... We'll see.
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It's a funny thing when you know someone and you meet their siblings - you get so much a sense of who they are because when you can recognize similar traits in the family, you understand exactly why they are the way they are.
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I like when people don't know what to expect.
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Too often, our most vulnerable students - English-language learners, immigrants, poor kids, teenage parents, students with behavioral problems and learning disabilities - fall through the cracks.
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When I was in college I did a lot of stupid things and I don't want to make an excuse for that. Some of the things that people accuse me of are true, some of them aren't. There are pranks, IMs.
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When we give ourselves over completely to the spirit of the dance, it becomes a prayer
