"See the music, hear the dance."

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Source : "Balanchine Said" by Arlene Croce, www.newyorker.com. January 26, 2009.

George Balanchine

“Any time a new technology is introduced, like when TV was first invented, everybody was like, "Radio's dead."”

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“The master who fears the choices his people will make enough to take those choices away isn't worth serving.”
“My grandson sees me as Lois on TV every Christmas, and that scores me points.”
“I take pens and I write on the inside of my arm. When I'm with people and somebody says a really fascinating anecdote, or fact, or phrase, I'll write it on the inside of my arm. At the end of the day, I'll take the very best things that are on my arm and I'll copy them into a notebook that I always carry and only when the weather is absolutely terrible will I really key the very best of that notebook into the computer. At that point, it's all sort of censored twice - only the best things go from the arm to the book and only the best things go from the book to the computer.”
“... since God commanded me to go, I must do it.”
“The poor man with industry is happier than the rich man in idleness.”
“Captures the reader with true magic.”
“[On a strained relationship between a tennis champion and her mother:] There comes a time when it's probably not cool for your mom to be your best friend.”

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