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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Between two groups of people who want to make inconsistent kinds of worlds, I see no remedy but force.
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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 most intense curiosity and excitement prevailed, and though the weather was uncertain, enormous masses of densely packed people lined the road, shouting and waving hats and handkerchiefs as we flew by them.
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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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In my life, I've never really listened to when people start forming opinions on how you should be doing things.
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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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Most people my age, their musical life ended in the '80s. They stick with what they know. But my tastes are much broader. And I don't want to stop learning.
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If people are highly successful in their professions they lose their sense. Sight goes. They have no time to look at pictures. Sound goes. They have no time to listen to music. Speech goes. They have no time for conversation. Humanity goes. Money making becomes so important that they must work by night as well as by day. Health goes. And so competitive do they become that they will not share their work with others though they have more themselves. What then remains of a human being who has lost sight, sound, and sense of proportion? Only a cripple in a cave.
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I usually have 10 different animation projects going at a time.
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Your attitude will go a long way in determining your success, your recognition, your reputation and your enjoyment in being a lawyer.
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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.
