Mikhail Baryshnikov Quotes
It doesn't matter how high you lift your leg. The technique is about transparency, simplicity, making an earnest attempt.
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Everything is about class in England, whether it's upper, lower or middle. Why should that be?
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My parents are divorced, and seeing that was really painful for me. Really painful for me. But that's also a big part of why I'm intrigued by the dynamics between people – because I was close to something that fell apart.
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One thing you can't intend is how you will be read. I hear it said a lot that my books are about the 'search for identity', and this is said admiringly, as if I meant to encourage such a search.
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I don't have a high IQ, but I've always liked nerds and quirky guys.
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A mass of dust, world's momentary slave, Is man, in state of our old Adam made, Soon born to die, soon flourishing to fade.
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It was really fascinating for everyone involved in 'Fargo' that Marge Gunderson became the iconic character she did. I think it was something about the cultural zeitgeist and what was happening with women in the workplace.
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Basically, books were a luxury item before the printing press.
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I grew up during the Revolution of Iran and the war between Iran and Iraq. The things that I saw. The impact. How it changes you. How it changes the way you look at the world.
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The dialysis is to wash my blood, to keep my kidneys functioning.
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About 20 percent of the genetic information in your nose doesn't match anything that we've ever seen before.
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Good actresses can often accomplish miracles, and it is possible to be someone you've never been or will be. But in a sitcom, there's no time.
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In a way, publishing in 2005 was similar to publishing in 1950. Nobody kept blogs; that was still optional. I didn't even have a website then.
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I think everybody has a bent, and the key is to follow that bent. So much human wastage comes from people who are doing things with their lives that they really aren't happy with.
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The Ku Klux Klan is the most profligate domestic terrorist organization in this country's history.
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I am arrogant enough to know that I am a good actor and people will like me for my work.
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Khatami is a symptom and not the cause of change in Iran.
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I loved 'Matilda.' The kids are so brilliant and uninhibited. They were inspiring. Seeing them onstage, just going wild, reminded me of when I was that age. I was excited for them and completely taken by their innocence and hard work.
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I'm finally dating. It's fun.
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Originally, 'The Monster' started out as this indie, Florence And The Machine, tribal-y, almost Spanish-esque dance record.
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In the long run, the public interest depends on private virtue.
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Whatever our creed, we stand with admiration before the sublime character of Jesus.
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I've done a lot of roles where I'm the hero saving the planet.
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It doesn't matter how high you lift your leg. The technique is about transparency, simplicity, making an earnest attempt.
