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Me Quotes by Isadora Duncan
- Eleonora Duse said, "Tell me about Deirdre and Patrick," and made me repeat to her all their little sayings and ways, and show her their…
- Before I was born my mother was in great agony of spirit and in a tragic situation. She could take no food except iced oysters…
- I had learned to have a perfect nausea for the theatre: the continual repetition of the same words and the same gestures, night after night,…
- It has taken me years of struggle, hard work and research to learn to make one simple gesture, and I know enough about the art…
- It seems to me monstrous that anyone should believe that the jazz rhythm expresses America. Jazz rhythm expresses the primitive savage.
- Many women to whom I have preached the doctrine of freedom have weakly replied, 'But who is to support the children?' It seems to me…
- For I was never able to understand, then or later on, why, if one wanted to do a thing, one should not do it. For…
- My art is just an effort to express the truth of my being in gesture and movement. It has taken me long years to find…
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- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale