Patricia McBride Quotes

Mr. Balanchine was a great gentleman, and he loved his dancers. He was devoted to his company. He came to the ballet every night, and his presence was felt. It was like the whole company was dancing for him. And if he liked you, he trusted you to be yourself. He didn't try to change you and make you into something you were not.

Patricia McBride

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: dancer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 23, 1942

Topics

ChangeGreatYourselfGentlemanYou

I love to reread, even more than I like to read, so keeping a hold of books that I adore is very important, although they flee from me - they are always fleeing.

Jesse Ball

LoveMeImportantMoreAlwaysHold

My dad would take me downtown, and I'd stand backstage and watch him in the vaudeville pit band. I was 6 or 7. He was a musician, a band leader, a wonderful clarinetist and saxophone player.

Joel Grey

LeaderMeStandBandHimWonderful

Your surroundings may change but your essence and your personality pretty much stay the same.

Jenna Dewan

ChangePersonalitySurroundingsSame

As soon as I found out how compartmentalized the industry was, I realized, Well, no wonder the cartoons are so bad.

John Kricfalusi

BadWonderOutIndustryWellSoon

Traditional scientific method has always been at the very best, 20 - 20 hindsight. It's good for seeing where you've been. It's good for testing the truth of what you think you know, but it can't tell you where you ought to go.

Robert M. Pirsig

GoodTruthBestThinkYouSeeing

If you really care about Facebook likes, don't just post your stuff to Twitter and then rely on it being republished automatically to Facebook. In my sample size of one, Facebook penalizes you significantly for that and shows that content to far fewer people.

Michael Arrington

PeopleCareYouSizeContentStuff

At the end of the day, when I kick back with some barbecue and a CokeZero in front of a blockbuster film playing within the convenience of my fully air-conditioned house, I'll say a small prayer thanking God for the American culture.

Steven Crowder

GodCultureDayPrayerSmallEnd

To be honest, Peter Pan was one of those fairy tales that I sort of related to, and I think that's the case with a lot of kids.

Robbie Kay

ThinkFairyHonestTo Be HonestKids

It's okay to be fat. So you're fat. Just be fat and shut up about it.

Roseanne Barr

FatYouOkayShut UpUpJust

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

Josh Billings

SilenceAngerHardestRefute

That's probably a problem for some people in this business, they don't like to listen.

Desmond Harrington

BusinessPeopleProblemSome People

If you could control somebody's attention, what would you do with it?

Apollo Robbins

ControlAttentionYouWouldSomebody

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