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"I have the wherewithal to challenge myself for my entire life. That's a great gift."
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"The condition you're in at this moment is the product of your previous thoughts, to change your condition, change your thoughts."
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"There's this expression called postmodernism, which is kind of silly, and destroys a perfectly good word called modern, which now no longer means anything."
"In those days, male dancers were a rarer breed than women. as they are still today, A good male dancer, one as strong as we were, was very difficult to come by if you couldn't afford to pay them."
"With each piece I've completed I have worked to make it intact, and each of them has been an equal high. It's like children. A mother refuses to pick out one as a favorite, and I can't do any better with the dances."
"I'm not one who divides music, dance or art into various categories. Either something works, or it doesn't."
"I often say that in making dances I can make a world where I think things are done morally, done democratically, done honestly."
"I don't think politicians should be allowed into power who are not familiar with their bodies, because that's where our bottom line is. And I know that they would make totally different decisions if they felt responsible simply for their own bodies."
"I would have to challenge the term, modern dance. I don't really use that term in relation to my work. I simply think of it as dancing. I think of it as moving."
"Optimism with some experience behind it is much more energizing than plain old experience with a certain degree of cynicism."
"I have not wanted to intimidate audiences. I have not wanted my dancing to be an elitist form. That doesn't mean I haven't wanted it to be excellent."
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