"There are likewise three kinds of dancers: first, those who consider dancing as a sort of gymnastic drill, made up of impersonal and graceful arabesques; second, those who, by concentrating their minds, lead the body into the rhythm of a desired emotion, expressing a remembered feeling or experience. And finally, there are those who convert the body into a luminous fluidity, surrendering it to the inspiration of the soul."

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Isadora Duncan

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“It's hard to believe the life that 'Someone Like You' has taken on. It's proof that people hunger for great songs - and they are open to different interpretations of songs they love.”
“The desire to belong is partly a desire to lose oneself.”
“I think we've already voted at the U.N., in the Security Council, to get rid of nuclear weapons. Let's get rid of them. Let's get rid of ours and then Iran will stop, I believe. And so everybody else will, because if everybody doesn't have them, then we're safe, at least safe from a nuclear attack.”
“When someone hurts you, your first thought may be to wish you had never met them at all. But remember that even those who've hurt you, came into your life for a reason, and left for a reason. Itâ€™s for the best and healing starts with acceptance.”
“It is not what we have but what we enjoy that constitutes our abundance.”
“To us who remain behind is left this day of memories. Every year--in the full tide of spring, at the height of the symphony of flowers and love and life--there comes a pause, and through the silence we hear the lonely pipe of death.”
“The American Dream is one of success, home ownership, college education for one's children, and have a secure job to provide these and other goals.”
“Just the idea to have everything you need essentially stored in one piece of portable technology is very exciting.”

Source : "The sound of silence". Interview with Stuart O'Connor, www.theguardian.com. June 20, 2008.

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