"Robert Moses wasn't elected to anything. We're taught that in a democracy power comes from being elected. He had more power than anyone, and he held it for 48 years."

Power, Being, Democracy, Years

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"Robert Moses wasn't elected to anything. We're taught that in a democracy power comes from being elected. He had more power than anyone, and he held it for 48 years."

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"Everything seems to be going faster and faster. It's really harder to create something that endures. The New York City Ballet has succeeded in doing that."

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"The ballet embodies the notes of music. And sometimes you almost feel like you can see the notes dance up there on the stage."

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"You come in off the street, through the doors of the theater. You sit down. The lights go down and the curtain goes up. And you're in another world."

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"I really wanted there to be something in my life that I enjoy just for the beauty of it."

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