No white man uses his feet the way an Indian does. He talks to the earth. — Agnes de Mille Copy Share Image
But remember that intent is everything. One does not just jump, one lifts into the air, one rises. In the same way the lifted leg of an arabesque becomes a wing, and not a mechanical leverage like a raised trap… — Agnes de Mille Copy Share Image
I learned three important things in college-to use a library, to memorize quickly and visually, to drop asleep at any time given a horizontal… — Agnes de Mille Copy Share Image
To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful. — Agnes De Mille Copy Share Image
Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how. The moment you know how, you begin to die a… — Agnes de Mille Copy Share Image
Ballet technique is arbitrary and very difficult. It never becomes easy...it becomes possible. — Agnes De Mille Copy Share Image
We can't stand silence, because silence induces thinking. And if we thought, we would have to face ourselves. — Agnes de Mille Copy Share Image
What have we got here in America that we believe we cannot live without? We have the most varied and imaginative bathrooms in the… — Agnes de Mille Copy Share Image
To make up a dance, I still need, as I needed then, a pot of tea, walking space, privacy and an idea. — Agnes de Mille Copy Share Image
No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently. — Agnes de Mille Copy Share Image
Modern dancers give a sinister portent about our times. The dancers don't even look at one another. They are just a lot of isolated… — Agnes de Mille Copy Share Image
Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how. The moment you know how, you begin to die a… — Agnes de Mille Copy Share Image
