"The universe lies before you on the floor, in the air, in the mysterious bodies of your dancers, in your mind. From this voyage no one returns poor or weary."

-- Agnes de Mille

#Dance Quotes #Lying Quotes #Journey Quotes

“If we're going to solve the problems in North Korea, the first thing we're going to have to do is start helping them get basic amenities like electricity, televisions, and DVD players over there. Otherwise, how can they watch 'Garden State'?”
“I have been guilty of watching Westerns without acknowledging that Native Americans have gone through the same madness as African Americans. Isn't it extraordinary that sometimes the most offended have not seen others being offended?”
“I think that just being alive inspires me.”
“I've been on a real Credence Clearwater kick. I've been collecting their albums on CD -- right now I really like 'I Put a Spell on You.' I don't know who actually wrote it; it might be a traditional, or like, an old blues song, I haven't looked in the liner notes, but it's the first song on their first album. I love all the hits; I mean @#$%&, I like every one of them. I think my favorite song by John Fogerty is 'Have You Ever Seen the Rain?' They're my favorite American band of all time, totally.”
“I've always known I would be a success, but I was surprised at the way it came.”
“The past lies beneath the surface, intransigent truth. Remembered or not, what we say and do remains, always.”

Source : Meredith Hall (2007). “Without a Map: A Memoir”, p.250, Beacon Press
“This is what it means to be a woman in this world. Every step is a bargain with pain. Make your black deals in the black wood and decide what youâ€™ll trade for power. For the opposite of weakness, which is not strength but hardness. I am a trap, but so is everything. Pick your price. I am a huckster with a hand in your pocket. I am freedom and I will eat your heart.”
“Life is what you do while you're waiting to die... Life is how the time goes by”

Source : "I Love Making Deals". "I Am American Business" Interview, www.cnbc.com. June 24, 2012.

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