Mikhail Baryshnikov Quotes
I want to see people dance, and I would like to guess what kind of people they are. I don't want to know the recipe for their pasta.
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I'm a big believer if you want to change people's minds or get someone to vote for you, either a voter or a colleague, you've got to first get their attention.
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We need to find the courage to say no to the things and people that are not serving us if we want to rediscover ourselves and live our lives with authenticity.
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What I find so interesting about people is the choices they make, and how that effects their behavior, their sense of self and their relationships.
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A lie with a purpose is one of the worst kind, and the most profitable.
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AIDS is a horrible disease, and the people who catch it deserve compassion.
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Whenever I went to a wedding or a party, girls kept complaining about their shoes. I love to dance, and I wanted them to have shoes they could keep on all night.
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The Internet is changing what entertainment and sports is. It's not just a few people authoring an experience for others. It's really growing out of what everybody does.
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We tend to think of extremes of emotions as registering, for example, you have to cry or laugh or get angry. But for the most part, we find it difficult to read each other most of the time. If you walk through the street, most people are pretty difficult to read. But they're thinking inside.
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I actually find it a lot easier to interview people I don't agree with because I'm far more curious about how they've arrived at that place.
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What these guys are doing is great for Argentinean tennis. This is motivating other people.
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Every other day there's something - I'm dealing drugs, I'm starving people. I have never done a drug in my life.
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We should make it so that young people pay their fair share for health care, and nothing more. And instead of Washington telling us what to buy, let's get back to letting every American choose the plan that's best for them and their family.
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Each time you do a film you gain a lot of experience and build a visual resume where people get to know who you are.
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Best advice that I ever got is to do whatever it takes to make myself happy, so that I'll be able to make others happy. If I'm not happy, I can't make other people happy.
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It meant something to see people who looked like me in comic books. It was this beautiful place that I felt pop culture should look like.
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I had a world of people raising me; it was like a little village.
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I'm a very consistent leader, and people won't find me different day to day. You won't have to have the sort of conversation that says, 'How is she today? Is this a good day to have this conversation?' You won't find that situation with me. I treat people with respect.
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The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.
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There is no good in knowing people when you are going right away from them in a short time, and may never meet them again.
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On a day-to-day level, I love watching my kids accomplish the little things that seem trivial but are really milestones: seeing my son hit a baseball or watching my daughter draw something that actually looks like what she says she's drawing. Or hearing them say 'I love you.'
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Putting is an art. When you're not feeling confident on the greens, it will affect the rest of your game.
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Prayer is surrender--surr ender to the will of God and cooperation with that will. If I throw out a boathook from the boat and catch hold of the shore and pull, do I pull the shore to me, or do I pull myself to the shore? Prayer is not pulling God to my will, but the aligning of my will to the will of God.
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I want to see people dance, and I would like to guess what kind of people they are. I don't want to know the recipe for their pasta.
