Mikhail Baryshnikov Quotes

No dancer can watch Fred Astaire and not know that we all should have been in another business.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Mikhail Baryshnikov

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I didn't know I wanted to act until it was around 21. I had just come back to Los Angeles after two and half years of traveling and working as a dancer and singer and was looking for a new performing art to study. I started taking acting classes and fell in love.

Caity Lotz
- Study
- Working
- Singer
Candice is the original spelling of my name. I changed it to Kandyse when I was really young and first starting out in the business as kind of a joke. I didn't realize it would stick! I did consider changing it, but then it seemed too confusing, so then I asked them to change it back. Not too soon, however!

Kandyse McClure
- Business
- Change
- Name
There's precedent for adjudicatory proceedings on technology issues to have massive consumer and business benefits. One of the most famous was the so-called Carterfone decision in 1968.

Walt Mossberg
Know or listen to those who know.

Baltasar Gracian
- Know
- Motivational
- Listen
When I came to Congress, like our first panel, small business people, 64 percent of the people had health insurance. We'd buy it. Now, we're down to about 34 percent. That's why we have to do something on health care in this country because the cost is killing us.

Bart Stupak
- People
- Country
- Why
I have a strong dance background. I danced from age five until 18, and that helps a lot. Doing a fight routine is like doing a dance routine.

Yvonne Strahovski
- Age
- Strong
- Dance