"The beauty to which the Dance ought to aspire"

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Source : August Bournonville (1979). “My theatre life”, Wesleyan

August Bournonville

“Composing is not a profession. It is a maniaa harmless madness.”

Source : 1951 I Am a Composer.
“The idea that the harder you work, the better you're going to be is just garbage. The greatest improvement is made by the man or woman who works most intelligently.”
“There is much to discover that's not on the back cover!”
“It's that kind of in-born music thing - I could pick up the guitar and play something. It's not something I consciously do.”
“No it's not!" said Constable Visit. "Atheism is a denial of a god." "Therefore It Is A Religious Position," said Dorfl. "Indeed, A True Atheist Thinks Of The Gods Constantly, Albeit In Terms of Denial. Therefore, Atheism Is A Form Of Belief. If The Atheist Truly Did Not Believe, He Or She Would Not Bother To Deny.”
“It's a topsy-turvy world in which a country can import the same amount of ice-cream, toilet paper and other goods to trading partners as it exports, and where top bankers are paid millions for destroying economic value, while hospital cleaners create value many times their pay”
“I define UNIX as 30 definitions of regular expressions living under one roof.”
“Molly, you are a good person. Don't let anyone take that away from you. Not even yourself.”

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