Ted Shawn Quotes

With the founding of Denishawn, Ted Shawn stated the artistic creed which was to guide the school, the company and, indeed, his whole life in dance. ~ Walter Terry

He adored telling this story of near disaster and how he had triumphed, just as he relished the report of how he went on stage every night on tour in his The Cosmic Dance of Shiva, requiring all manner of spinal flexibilities and related actions, while his sacroiliac was painfully out of place. ~ Walter Terry

Ted did part of St. Denis's poetry tours with her. ~ Walter Terry

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

When it was all over, the dancers who had been long in Shawn's service were given either a substantial (for those days) cash reward (or severance pay) or a parcel of Jacob's Pillow land. ~ Walter Terry

But that closing night at Carnegie was without a hint of decline. ~ Walter Terry

Dance is the only art of which we ourselves are the stuff of which it is made. ~ Ted Shawn

A career in dance, however, was by no means even contemplated at this time. ~ Walter Terry

I believe that dance has the power to heal, mentally and physically. ~ Ted Shawn

The next twenty-five years after the disbanding of the male dancers saw Shawn bring a dance festival of world-wide significance into being. ~ Walter Terry

By disparaging ballet he succeeded very well in convincing the boys that ballet was not for Americans, that it was European in origin and in continuing character. ~ Walter Terry

Near the end of his life he went into a tirade about people who had been "disloyal" to him, triggered by the most recent defection. ~ Walter Terry

I wanted to see if the American man in plain brown pants and a bare torso could speak profound things. ~ Ted Shawn

Both Ruth and Ted visited him together and in separate sessions. ~ Walter Terry

The artist must be ecstatic about something. ~ Ted Shawn

At the outset the matter of Ted's taste arose. ~ Walter Terry

There were bickerings, outright fights, screaming tantrums, but Ted's vision of the Greater Denishawn had come true. ~ Walter Terry

I think that's a question for South Carolin and the last thing they need is people from outside the state coming in and dictating how they should resolve that issue [about flag]. ~ Ted Cruz

Even in the wake of Rachel Carson's best-selling Silent Spring, Americans in 1963 spent nearly as much money fighting crabgrass with chemical weed controls as they contributed to the American Cancer Society. ~ Ted Steinberg

Donald [Trump]. I understand rules are very hard for you. They're very confusing. ~ Ted Cruz

I'm a big fan of Rand Paul; he and I are good friends. I don't agree with him on foreign policy. ~ Ted Cruz

Every plain wall deserves a piece of work, so why not cover it with a smile? ~ Shawn Lukas

Image isn't everything, It's what comes from your heart, and what you learn and what you say and how you act that means more than anything. ~ Shawn Johnson

It's the sorrow you feel that allows you to crave love. Without the suffering, there would be no true pleasure. Without tears, no joy. Without deficiency, no longing. This is the secret of the human heart, Rom. ~ Ted Dekker

Nuclear war would really set back cable. ~ Ted Turner

Then everybody wept,
Or sat, too exhausted to weep,
Or lay, too hurt to weep. ~ Ted Hughes

The fastest way to disengage an employee is to tell him his work is meaningful only because of the paycheck. ~ Shawn Achor

You're on, Ted," I told him. "Your big chance, boy. Don't blow it. Folks, this kid is going to dance his balls off before your very eyes. ~ Richard Bachman

In my early performing days, I played gigs under the pseudonym Whitey McFearsun. I painted my face blue, wore crimson lipstick, and strung on some tight silver latex pants. ~ Shawn Amos

Ted Cruz could be president of the United States. If you thought the Secret Service was drinking before ~ David Letterman

There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher. ~ Ted Williams

People who thought of my journey as a physical ordeal or an act of courage ... missed the point. Courage and physical endurance were no more than useful items of equipment for me, like facility with languages or immunity to hepatitis. The goal was comprehension, and the only way to comprehend the world was by making myself vulnerable to it so that it could change me. The challenge was to lay myself open to everybody and everything that came my way. The prize was to change and grow big enough to feel one with the whole world. ~ Ted Simon

I have more free time than a lot of individuals, so, instead of talking, I sometimes write. ~ Wallace Shawn

To me, the kitchen is a place of adventure and entirely fun, not drudgery. I can't think of anything better to do with family and friends than to be together to create something. ~ Ted Allen

Sir," James asked, "what are we going to do?"
"We're going to look for water," said Alf.
"And food?" said Tubby Ted.
"Water first," said Alf. "We can go days without food."
"We can what?" Tubby Ted shouted. ~ Dave Barry

Like ancient honey, a first love remains ever incorruptible despite the passage of time. Though the boy may no longer exist, the memory of him is always pure and sweet. (Book 2, Awakening Power) ~ Shawn L. Bird

You're born to shimmer, you're born to shine, you're born to radiate ~ Shawn Mullins

I don't watch entertainment. I haven't watched in years. I want to see serious news. ~ Ted Turner

We're born to shimmer, we're born to shine
We're born to radiate
We're born to live, we're born to love
We're born to never hate. ~ Shawn Mullins

Technology may make it easier for us to save time, but it also makes it a whole lot easier for us to waste it. ~ Shawn Achor

Even now, years later, it's hard to tell why the government stood by and let the city of New Orleans be destroyed, dispatching troops rather than help. ~ Ted Rall

Your words cut deeper than a knife. ~ Shawn Mendes

We must expect to fail ... but fail in a learning posture, determined no to repeat the mistakes, and to maximize the benefits from what is learned in the process. ~ Ted Engstrom

The schools schedule is a series of units of time; the clock is king. ~ Ted Sizer

The SBUs have spread like kudzu and are choking off everyone's ability to see what the hell's going on in government. ~ Ted Gup

That said, I should also add that I learned a great deal from being allowed in these privileged circles and am grateful for the opportunity to have worked closely with some of the most powerful and successful people in the business including Steven Spielberg and Ted Turner. ~ Douglas Wood

I have yet to have a successful outcome of sitting in a room with someone and trying to write a song. The way that I generally co-write is that someone else writes the music or part of the music. ~ Shawn Colvin

We only have ten years to save the oceans ~ Ted Danson

I always have someone to look up to, and I think it helps me with motivating myself. ~ Shawn Johnson