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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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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Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.
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I have a theory that burnout is about resentment. And you beat it by knowing what it is you're giving up that makes you resentful.
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Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength.
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I was blessed to grow up on a farm, and when you're a farm boy, exercise is part of your lifestyle. Like it or not, that environment makes you work out. On the farm, nature is your gym. You walk and run and swim and have to do a lot of work with animals too.
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When I started writing, there was nothing about zombies. It was all teen movies, which to me are scarier than zombies, but that's another story.
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President Barack Obama started by accepting the military's counterinsurgency, but came out of Afghanistan having decided that counterinsurgency actually doesn't work.
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When we give ourselves over completely to the spirit of the dance, it becomes a prayer
