Mikhail Baryshnikov Quotes

I have some Russian friends. But probably only 10 percent. I don't hang out usually in the big Russian communities in Brooklyn and New Jersey.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: dancer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 27, 1948

Topics

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I never believed that surrendering the executive power should be a condition of getting the second term. The second term should stand on its own feet.

Jim Gilmore

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To me, it wasn't 'Star Wars' that shaped me; it was more 'Mary Tyler Moore' and, nowadays, 'Louie' and 'Girls.'

Jill Soloway

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You can have the most amazing horse in the world and not be able to ride it, so it has to be a good match for sure.

Jessica Springsteen

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Lean your body forward slightly to support the guitar against your chest, for the poetry of the music should resound in your heart.

Andres Segovia

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I was heavily influenced by big voices when I was younger. People like Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, and Patti Labelle really spoke to me. When I got older, I was into Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, and Lauryn Hill, but it wasn't until I started working with a voice coach that I really dove into jazz music.

Andra Day

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My fear is that I go up to the girl of my dreams and say 'I'm sorry, but I've got to say hello to you,' and she slides the stool back and gets up and walks away, saying, 'Not for me, Bub. I don't want anything to do with you.'

John Mayer

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I'm constantly tortured, and that's why I say happiness is irrelevant. Happiness is for children and yuppies.

John Zorn

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The further forward we go, the further back we have to explore in order to go forward again.

Stephen Gardiner

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Well I don't know, I might have lost my citizenship, I don't think you can lose your citizenship though.

Tommy Chong

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We are the worst of fools if we do not teach every child to become truly expert, deep readers.

Maryanne Wolf

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Before every performance, I think I am about to keel over.

Brenda Blethyn

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I'm a legend in this sport. If you don't believe me, ask me.

Bobby Heenan

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