"What do dancers think of Fred Astaire? It's no secret. We hate him. He gives us a complex because he's too perfect. His perfection is an absurdity. It's too hard to face."

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Source : "Astaire, the biography". Book by Tim Satchell, 1987.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

#Hate Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Giving Quotes

“The true profession of a man is to find his way to himself.”

Source : Hermann Hesse (2009). “Siddhartha”, p.8, Modern Library
“I wish we could understand the word expert as expressing an attitude of mind which we can all acquire rather than the collecting of information by a special caste. ... Many of us are calling for experts because, acutely conscious of the mess we are in, we want someone to pull us out.”
“An unholy church! It is useless to the world, and of no esteem among men. It is an abomination, hells laughter, heavens abhorrence. The worst evils which have ever come upon the world have been brought upon her by an unholy church.”
“Violet will be a good color for hair at just about the same time that brunette becomes a good color for flowers.”
“Hunting, fishing, drawing, and music occupied my every moment. Cares I knew not, and cared naught about them.”

Source : John James Audubon, Christoph Irmscher (1999). “Writings and drawings”
“One kid's old, used-up equipment is another kid's brand-new, awesome, awesome equipment.”
“When my father bid $5,000 for the 1962 Championship Game, that was a huge amount. It was double the bid the year before. Pete Rozelle was flabbergasted. Who was this guy who was willing to spend so much money on what seemed like relatively worthless rights to the NFL Championship Game?”
“When I cannot understand my Father's leading, And it seems to be but hard and cruel fate, Still I hear that gentle whisper ever pleading, God is working, God is faithful-Only wait.”

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