Quotes by Agnes de Mille

Agnes de Mille

American dancer and choreographer

Lived from: 1905 - 1993

Category: Artists

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  • A good education is usually harmful to a dancer. A good calf is better than a good head.
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  • Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how. The moment you know how, you begin to die a little. The artist never entirely knows. We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark.
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  • Modern dancers give a sinister portent about our times.
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  • No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently.
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  • The creative urge is the demon that will not accept anything second rate.
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  • The practice mirror is to be used for the correction of faults, not for a love affair, and the figure you watch should not become your dearest friend.
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  • The truest expression of a people is in its dances and its music. Bodies never lie.
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  • The universe lies before you on the floor, in the air, in the mysterious bodies of your dancers, in your mind. From this voyage no one returns poor or weary.
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  • Theater people are always pining and agonizing because they're afraid that they'll be forgotten. And in America they're quite right. They will be.
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What are the most famous quotes from Agnes de Mille?

The two most famous quotes from Agnes de Mille are:

  • "A good education is usually harmful to a dancer. A good calf is better than a good head."
  • "Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how. The moment you know how, you begin to die a little. The artist never entirely knows. We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark."

When did Agnes de Mille live?

Agnes de Mille was born in 1905 and died in the year 1993.