Hijikata Butoh Quotes & Sayings

I think my audience is smart. If there's a way to be entertained and get things out - real things, not stupid moral crap - that's the best. — Michael Pitt

There are as many types of Butoh as there are Butoh choreographers. — Tatsumi Hijikata

Being first lady is the hardest unpaid job in the world. — Pat Nixon

Western dance begins with its feet firmly planted on the ground whereas Butoh begins with a dance wherein the dancer tries in vain to find his feet — Tatsumi Hijikata

It's just a great brand with great clothes. I'm just excited they asked me to be part of Penshoppe. — Nina Dobrev

Even your own arms, deep inside your body feel foriegn to you, feel that they do not belong to you. Here lies an important secret. Butoh's radical essence is hidden here. — Tatsumi Hijikata

I want you to consider this distinction as you go forward in life. Being male is not enough; being a man is a right to be earned and an honor to be cherished. I cannot tell you how to earn that right or deserve that honor ... but I can tell you that the formation of your manhood must be a conscious act governed by the highest vision of the man you want to be. — Kent Nerburn

Focus on your problem zones, your strength, your energy, your flexibility and all the rest. Maybe your chest is flabby or your hips or waist need toning. Also, you should change your program every thirty days. That's the key. — Jack LaLanne

His eyes are unfathomably sad as he lifts my chin. "Most people," Cain says, "are nothing but glimmers in the great darkness of time. But you, Helene Aquilla, are no swift-burning spark. You are a torch against the night - if you dare to let yourself burn." "Just — Sabaa Tahir

We are as tired of each other's company as we are of the cold monotony of the black night and of the unpalatable sameness of our food. Physically, mentally, and perhaps morally, then, we are depressed, and from my past experience... I know that this depression will increase. — Jenny Offill