"I am sincerely trying now to create a dance technique based entirely upon corrective exercises, created with a knowledge of human anatomy; a technique which will correct physical faults and prepare a dancer for any type of dancing he may wish to follow; a technique having all the basic movements which govern the actions of the body; combined with a knowledge of the origin of movement and a sense of artistic design."

-- Lester Horton

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“A lot of people complain about yesterday. We have no power to change yesterday. But this very day, 30 years later, is what we can control and decide. Change yourself, take baby steps, and stay determined for ten years. I thank the times of change and everyoneâ€™s complaints. Because when everyone is complaining, that is your chance, an opportunity. Itâ€™s only in times of change that someone can be clear of what he has and wants, and what he needs to give up.”
“To me the work is so much more interesting, the parts that don't require you just to take your shirt off.”
“The essays in The Great Taos Bank Robbery were my project to win a Master of Arts degree in English when I quit being a newspaper editor and went back to college.”
“I have little patience with anyone who is not self-satisfied. I am always pleased to see my friends, happy to be with my wife and family, but the high spot of every day is when I first catch a glimpse of myself in the shaving mirror.”

Source : Robert Morley (1980). “Morley Matters”, London : Robson Books
“Fishermen, no matter what supreme good fortune befalls them, cannot ever be absolutely satisfied. It is a fundamental weakness of intellect.”

Source : Zane Grey (2000). “Tales of Fishing Virgin Sea”, p.154, Derrydale Press
“The nobility danced for the sake of social grace, to exhibit their finery...peasants danced to make themselves happy, to escape the routine of their life, and to meet their future wives and husbands.”
“It's the things one might have said that fester.”

Source : "A Bill of Divorcement: A Play".
“The external forces conceal from the eyes the deep meaning of existence; True faith resides in the heart.”

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