Mikhail Baryshnikov Quotes
It's weird when you see pieces of choreography that were done for you 15 or 20 years ago and now they are being done by another dance company.
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Poaching white fish in moderately hot oil guarantees soft-textured flesh and allows you to prepare a sauce calmly, without the usual panic about overcooking the fish.
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The thoughtful soul to solitude retires.
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We all assume that if you're weak and poor, you're never going to win. In fact, the real world is full of examples where the exact opposite happens, where the weak win and the strong screw up.
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I am a sound freak. I could play around with sound forever.
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Being a pop star is something I don't think I'm very good at. I'm worried it's making me too paranoid, because all of a sudden, life has become this constant assessment. When you put something out there and people get to hear it, then those people react to it, socially, culturally.
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I never thought I would go to Gaza. It's incredibly difficult to get into, and when you get there, it's a war zone. Then they have this beach, and there's this incredible, vibrant beach culture there, which is something that I grew up with in Southern California.
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I'm not saying 'I have cerebral palsy, pay attention to me.' We all have problems, and we have to figure out how to live our best life.
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I am happy everywhere except in places where I see glitz and rich farts. I am happiest in Brooklyn, where the concentration of rich farts is minimal.
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It's essential for a fighter to go separately and just focus on training away from everybody else.
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Conceptual art, I don't even know what that is.
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I don't read books.
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O Day of days when we can read! The reader and the book, either without the other is naught.
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I'm originally from Dallas, Texas, where Bonnie and Clyde were from, so when I was a little kid, my grandfather used to drive me past the Barrow Filling Station. At my elementary school, there was a barn outside that they used to say was a Bonnie and Clyde hangout.
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When you're a kid, and you grow up, it takes some time for people to associate you with more things other than that initial thing.
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It's an honor for me to contribute to Houston's younger generations and show them that 'smart is cool.'
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I played baseball up until my freshman year of high school. That was my main sport. I played third base.
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I don't really like talking about my personal life. I like a certain amount of veil.
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There is something good in men that really yearn for discipline.
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What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn't have any doubt - it is sure to get where it is going, and it doesn't want to go anywhere else.
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Find a type of exercise that you love - whether it's dance, soccer, softball, anything - just as long as it keeps you active. If you love it, you'll dedicate yourself to it and stay involved.
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Almost all of what I learned about mounting and hosting a dance show I learned from Dick Clark.
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Cosmetic companies are trying to turn India into a nation of Albinos. No dark area on any part of the body. Except maybe our hearts. Got a cream for that?
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It's weird when you see pieces of choreography that were done for you 15 or 20 years ago and now they are being done by another dance company.
