Quotes of George Balanchine

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Most ballet teachers in the United States are terrible. If they were in medicine, everyone would be poisoned.

- George Balanchine

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“ I believe in love the verb, not the noun. ”

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“ When you love someone, you say their name different. Like it's safe inside your mouth. ”

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“ Remember when your heart is empty, don’t fill it with lies and deception. ”

- RJ Intindola

“ When we go into stillness we can hear our soul’s voice loud and clear. If we speak from our heart we share our soul’s melody with the world. ”

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“ I love words.  I crave descriptions that overwhelm my imagination with vivid detail.  I dwell on phrases that make my heart thrum.  I cherish expressions that pierce my emotions and force the tears to spill over.   In essence, I long for a writer's soul sealed in ink on the page. ”

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“ Art and love are the same thing: It’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you. ”

- Chuck Klosterman

“ My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right. ”

- Abraham Lincoln

“ At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet. ”

- Plato

“ Do it big, do it right, and do it with style. ”

- Fried Astaire

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“ Love comforteth like sunshine after rain. ”

- William Shakespeare

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“ Life is an abstract art, and it’s up to you to make sense of it. ”

- Talismanist Giebra

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- Helen Keller

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- Maya Angelou

“ Keep your face always toward the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you. ”

- Walt Whitman

“ Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything. ”

- Napoleon Hill

“ The more one judges, the less one loves. ”

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“ It takes guts and humility to admit mistakes. Admitting we're wrong is courage, not weakness. ”

- Roy T. Bennett

“ The whole image is that eternal suffering awaits anyone who questions God's infinite love. That's the message we're brought up with, isn't it? Believe or die! Thank you, forgiving Lord, for all those options. ”

- Bill Hicks

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