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Quote by Isadora Duncan
Before I was born my mother was in great agony of spirit and in a

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 and champagne. If people ask me when I began to dance, I reply, In my mothers womb, probably as a result of the oysters and champagne – the food of Aphrodite. – Isadora Duncan

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Art is not necessary at all. All that is necessary to make this world a better place to live in is to love – to love as Christ loved, as Buddha loved. – Isadora Duncan

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The first essential in writing about anything is that the writer should have no experience of the matter. – Isadora Duncan

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We look at the dance to impart the sensation of living in an affirmation of life, to energize the spectator into keener awareness of the vigor, the mystery, the humor, the variety, and the wonder of life. This is the function of the American dance. – Martha Graham

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The only dance masters I could have were Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Walt Whitman and Nietzsche. – Isadora Duncan

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To shake your rump is to be environmentally aware. – David Byrne

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Custom has made dancing sometimes necessary for a young man; therefore mind it while you learn it, that you may learn to do it well, and not be ridiculous, though in a ridiculous act. – Lord Chesterfield

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Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than the fellowship of race and class and gender in a democratic society. – Marian Wright Edelman

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I do not need the idea of God to explain the world I live in. – Salman Rushdie

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Anybody who is running a marathon or doing a walkathon, doing a fundraiser for their school, their company, by far its guaranteed the easiest and most fun way to quickly set up a fundraising campaign and send it around to your friends and family. – Edward Norton

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The word funny is a bit like the word love – we dont have enough words to describe the many varieties. – George Saunders

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