Sylvie Guillem Quotes

When I was 25, it was painful. I was getting out of bed in the morning and couldn't walk. But when you are young, you don't care; it will pass. But one year after another, it's like, 'Come on, give me a break!'

Sylvie Guillem

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: dancer
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: February 25, 1965

Topics

MorningWalkMeCareYearYou

One of the hard lessons to learn in life is that there are some things you can control and some things you can't. If you want a short recipe for being frustrated and miserable, this is it: focus on things you can't control.

John Bytheway

LifeFocusControlShortLearnYou

'The Washington Post' doesn't have to report on what I post on Twitter. CNN doesn't have to report on what I post on Twitter. All kinds of media outlets - they don't have to report on anything that I post on Twitter. Just like they don't have to report on all kinds of other things that other people post on Twitter.

Michael Avenatti

PeopleMediaWashingtonAnything

It's easy to measure success by the number of dollars spent or by the number of programs initiated, without having too much regard for what was bought and how useful it was to the people who need it - the war fighter and the analyst.

Stephen Cambone

SuccessWarPeopleEasyMeasure

I studied business in school, so I worked for Chanel in marketing. And I also worked part-time in an office. So I had office jobs. And then I realized I needed to get the hell out of there, just realizing there was no fulfillment.

Stephanie Szostak

BusinessSchoolHellMarketingOut

Caution and cynicism are safe, but soldiers don't want to follow cautious cynics.

Stanley A. McChrystal

WantFollowSoldiersSafeCynicism

The short film project I just finished for W Hotels and Intel, I didn't have my script finished until a few days before we began filming. We edited it very quickly and now it's up online. It was great to conceive an idea and have it premiere just a few weeks later, compared to a feature, which takes a year or more.

Roman Coppola

GreatShortYearNowMoreProject

I never wanted to take a job because I needed money, and I never have.

Joss Whedon

MoneyJobNeverTakeBecauseWanted

Consider what it is like to go into a new classroom and to see before you suddenly, and in a way you cannot avoid recognizing, the dreadful consequences of a year's wastage of so many lives.

Jonathan Kozol

YearYouConsequencesGoNewWay

Bands are about these little relationships that make everything tick, and when you create new music you're testing those relationships.

Jonathan Cain

MusicYouCreateNewRelationships

Just because you can have a baby, it doesn't mean you should. Especially without planning for one or getting married first.

Don Lemon

BabyPlanningYouJust BecauseMean

I always come across like I'm looking serious, but I just don't like smiling. Honestly, obviously I'm different in person.

Dolores O'Riordan

LookingSmilingPersonSeriousJust

I'm really troubled by the prevalence of single-sport specializations. I want my kids to do as many things for as long as they can. Specialization is a natural thing that should come later - it shouldn't come for 8-year-olds.

Douglas Brunt

LongWantThingsNaturalComeKids

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