"It is a fine art because it strives for an ideal, not only in plastic but also in lyrical respect."

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

August Bournonville

#Dance Quotes #Art Quotes #Strive Quotes

“I grew up at my grandmother's house, and she had a beautiful garden. I used to hate mowing the lawn and weeding, which is what you do when you're a kid. I loathe gardening, but I love gardens, and I have two beautiful gardens.”
“I could be joking and smiling [with infidels] and then cutting their throats in the next second.”
“The sicker mother got, the stranger the people surrounding her became. I called them The Garland Freaks.”
“Do not forget to hope and happy be.”
“I love improving, I love being creative and I love being my own boss.”

Source : "Exclusive Feature: Teddy Sears". Interview with Tommy Hilfiger, daman.co.id. April 5, 2014.
“You can't set a hen in one morning and have chicken salad for lunch.”
“War isn't a TV show with plot twists to keep the viewers interested. The proliferation of images and blanket media coverage have suffocated the life out of old-style photojournalism.”
“I do labor - it's part of the process. Writing is no easier today than it was in the beginning: writing well is very hard to do. Always.”

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