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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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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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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People have things that happen between them. I certainly don't keep grudges.
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Real comedy doesn't just make people laugh and think, but makes them laugh and change.
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I think you have to grow up and realise that we're facing religious fanatics who would kill everyone in the world who doesn't do what they say. The more time you give them the more bombs they'll get. Bin Laden is going to try and kill more people. It helps the fanatics.
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Some people have their marriages annulled, which means they never existed. Boy, talk about denial! What do you say when people see your wedding album? 'Oh that was just some play I was in.
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Addiction depends upon keeping the multiplicity of our desires unconscious. When I invite all that I am into awareness, I realize that no one substance, activity, or person has the capacity to satisfy me fully. I leave aside the security of the fix and begin the adventure of falling in love with the multiplicity of the self and the world.
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I did pick up a guitar once, but the strings hurt my fingers so I put it down again.
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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.
