Choreographies By Merce Quotes & Sayings

Private fortunes, in the present state of our circulation, are at the mercy of those self-created money lenders, and are prostrated by the floods of nominal money with which their avarice deluges us. — Thomas Jefferson

Of course one's sense of identification with the nation is inflected by all kinds of particulars, including one's class, race, gender, and sexual identification. ... But [regarding] national character ... , aside from references to a national aesthetic - literary, musical, and choreographic, there are two poles I reference: minimalist and maximalist. I love them both - the cryptic poems of Emily Dickinson folded up in tiny packets and hidden away in a box, the sparse, understated choreographies of Merce; but also the "trashy, profane and obscene" poems of Whitman and Ginsberg, [and] Martha Graham's expressionism. I am, myself, a minimalist. But I love distortion guitar and the wild exhibitionism of so many American artists. Also, these divisions are false. Emily Dickinson, in fact, can be as trashy and obscene as the best of them! Anyway, Dickinson and Whitman are at the heart of this narrative. They are the Dancing Queen and the Guitar Hero. — Barbara Browning

Giving myself a pep talk, I peeked into my pants and told my vagina that even though what was about to happen to her was construed by the devil himself, I still loved her and hopefully, such actions would bring great rewards in the future. — Meghan Quinn

Faith is continually discarding the absurd, even in the face of the unknown. — Anonymous

With each book, in each place, I have to keep an ongoing map as I write because otherwise I don't know where I am. — Tamora Pierce

'We, The People' is more than a statement of purpose. It is an acknowledgement of an obligation to each other. — Charlie Pierce

The measure of a civilization is in the courage, not of its soldiers, but of its bystanders. — Jack McDevitt

Lesson number one from the Lord's vineyard: coveting, pouting, or tearing others down does not elevate your standing, nor does demeaning someone else improve your self-image. So be kind, and be grateful that God is kind. It is a happy way to live. — Jeffrey R. Holland

...he knows stories don't need to be factual to be vital. — Lauren Groff

Stupidity is what we all have in common as human beings, but some people insist that improving it is their entitlement. — Pete Edochie

Water from the white fountain didn't taste any better than from the black fountain. — B.B. King