Technique Quotes

1087 quotes by 873 authors

Ballet is not technique but a way of expression that comes more closely to the inner language of man than any other. — George Sava
Freedom to a dancer means discipline. That is what technique is for -- liberation. — Martha Graham
Master technique and then forget about it and be natural. — Anna Pavlova
Dancers today can do anything; the technique is phenomenal. The passion and the meaning to their movement can be another thing. — Martha Graham
Then come the lights shining on you from above. You are a performer. You forget all you learned, the process of technique, the fear, the… — Shirley MacLaine
Ballet technique never becomes easy, it becomes possible — Agnes de Mille
Leadership consists not in degrees of technique but in traits of character. — Lewis H. Lapham
Well, the way I play, I try not to be a 'repeater pencil', ya dig? Originality's the thing. You can have tone and technique and… — Lester Young
All of the technique doesn't matter... only if the feeling is right. — John Coltrane
Is it not a strange blindness on our part to teach publicly the techniques of warfare and to reward with medals those who prove to… — Marquis de Sade
It is a temptation to exploit one's technique because an audience is easily reached this way, but they cannot be moved by technique alone and… — Alla Osipenko
It doesn't matter how high you lift your leg. The technique is about transparency, simplicity, making an earnest attempt. — Mikhail Baryshnikov
Knowledge passes from dance teacher into the student through the process of mane, which is often translated as imitation, but learning to dance is more… — Mineko Iwasaki
Every teacher will tell you that you cannot dance classical technique with perfection, there is no such thing, there is no way. So you have… — Jiri Kylian
Basketball is an endurance sport, and you have to learn to control your breath; that's the essence of yoga, too. So, I consciously began using… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Technique-bodily control-must be mastered only because the body must not stand in the way of the soul's expression. — La Meri
The only reason for mastering technique is to make sure the body does not prevent the soul from expressing itself. — La Meri
Raising children with an emphasis on intrinsic rewards is not a technique, a method or a trick to get them to do what the parent… — Mamie Van Doren
When the correct technique feels wrong, different and confusing there is change and grow — Jeff Allen
It is through strength of technique that the body stays in possession of music. — Arlene Croce

Who Wrote These Technique Quotes

873 authors contributed a total of 1,087 Technique Quotes, led by these top contributors: