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Quotes by Dancer

"Honestly, I have had to live like a high priestess in this show. It is a very, very lonely life. When you work the way I work - that means hard - there's no time for play."

"Honestly, I have had to live like a high priestess in this show. It is a very, very lonely life. When you work the way I work - that means hard - there's no time for play."

Ann Miller, American Dancer

Time, Work, Life, Lonely

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"I always want to have more dancers in my company."

"I always want to have more dancers in my company."

Alvin Ailey, American Dancer

1

"My feelings about myself have been terrible."

"My feelings about myself have been terrible."

Alvin Ailey, American Dancer

1

"I'm attracted to long-legged girls with long arms and a little head."

"I'm attracted to long-legged girls with long arms and a little head."

Alvin Ailey, American Dancer

1

"I want to leave this company in the best possible shape."

"I want to leave this company in the best possible shape."

Karen Kain, Canadian Dancer

1

"Technique is what you fall back on when you run out of inspiration."

"Technique is what you fall back on when you run out of inspiration."

Rudolf Nureyev, Russian Dancer

Inspirational, Inspiration

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"No artist is ahead of his time. He is his time; it is just that others are behind the times."

"No artist is ahead of his time. He is his time; it is just that others are behind the times."

Martha Graham, American Dancer

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"'Age' is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of years."

"'Age' is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of years."

Martha Graham, American Dancer

Acceptance, Glory, Maturity, Years

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"I am not the first straight dancer or the last."

"I am not the first straight dancer or the last."

Mikhail Baryshnikov, American Dancer

1

"One of the worst things about racism is what it does to young people."

"One of the worst things about racism is what it does to young people."

Alvin Ailey, American Dancer

1

"When I grow up I am going to be a ballerina. I will be in Giselle. It will be so much fun being a ballerina."

"When I grow up I am going to be a ballerina. I will be in Giselle. It will be so much fun being a ballerina."

Karen Kain, Canadian Dancer

Being, Fun, Will

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"I always want more."

"I always want more."

Alvin Ailey, American Dancer

1

"I copied my brother. He was a natural dancer. Graceful. People always asked did we study ballet. We never did."

"I copied my brother. He was a natural dancer. Graceful. People always asked did we study ballet. We never did."

Harold Nicholas, American Dancer

Brother, People, Ballet, Study

"People like eccentrics. Therefore they will leave me alone, saying that I am a mad clown."

"People like eccentrics. Therefore they will leave me alone, saying that I am a mad clown."

Vaslav Nijinsky, Russian Dancer

People, Saying, Will

"Beautiful? It's all a question of luck. I was born with good legs. As for the rest... beautiful, no. Amusing, yes."

"Beautiful? It's all a question of luck. I was born with good legs. As for the rest... beautiful, no. Amusing, yes."

Josephine Baker, French Dancer

Luck, Question, Rest

"I've had this reoccurring dream for the last ten to fifteen years."

"I've had this reoccurring dream for the last ten to fifteen years."

Tommy Tune, American Dancer

"I never played politics, I was never a party girl, and I never slept with any of the producers."

"I never played politics, I was never a party girl, and I never slept with any of the producers."

Ann Miller, American Dancer

Politics, Party

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