Quotes of: Martha Keyword

Lucy: You learn more when you lose Charlie Brown: Well then I must be the smartest person in world!!!

Peanuts Treasury

David Burnett was the son of Martha Foley, who edited the Best American Short Stories series. She hired me to work with David and her to read stories for the anthology.

Terry Southern

I really feel sorry for new generation. It's hard to find backbone. I never had crisis of identity. But I think many Americans have it.

Natalia Makarova

Technical things are getting more mechanical. Take 'Swan Lake,' the Black Swan pas de deux. Now, my goodness, they're turning not just 32 fouettes - but double or triple pirouettes.

Natalia Makarova

It's my memory, and what happened between that moment 10 or 15 years ago and now, there's a lot of gray area.

Tracey Emin

When you don't have children you have to define and make your own purpose, and make your own reason for being here.

Tracey Emin

I believe that dance communicates man's deepest, highest and most truly spiritual thoughts and emotions far better than words, spoken or written.

Ted Shawn

If you look closely you can see that they are all interconnected, symbolic of a never-ending circle in which it is simply impossible for the dog to catch the rabbit.

Kit Williams

Having designed and built several clocks during my career it suddenly occurred to me that when you look at the face of a clock both hands have the same center.

Kit Williams

The original item looked like a little hand cart with the figure of a man mounted on a platform between the wheels. The man's outstretched arm always pointed south.

Kit Williams

Obviously you can't please everyone. I'm sure some people say, 'Bloody old Len Goodman gets on my nerves.'

Len Goodman

I am a little bit of a softie, yes. Actually I don't think it's softness, I think it's kindness.

Len Goodman

Dance for yourself. If someone understands, good. If not, no matter. Go right on doing what interests you, and do it until it stops interesting you.

Louis Horst

I know it sounds crazy, but I have had far more connection with my parents after their deaths.

Lynn Johnston

But I married a guy who treated me very badly, but I was happy. I was miserable, so I was happy.

Lynn Johnston

I use my hands like a sculptor, to mold and shape the sound I want, to clarify.

Leonard Slatkin

How could a New Yorker possibly take something called the Hollywood String Quartet seriously?

Leonard Slatkin

An orchestra knows during the first two minutes of the first rehearsal whether or not they are going to enjoy the person on the podium.

Leonard Slatkin

Sometimes you don't know what you've got until you put it in front of an audience - and the enthusiasm for the show from the audience has been just incredible.

Matthew Bourne

I've always been excited by the strangeness of ballet, but I can't bear it when people just come forward and do a turn in the air for no reason.

Matthew Bourne

I've always danced and exercised. I can't imagine not doing it. I'll be Martha Graham in my 90s doing contractions on the floor.

Madonna Ciccone