You cannot be happy with your family while being personally unhappy with your work. Its a Catch-22 kind of thing. – Mikhail Baryshnikov
I like to go to anybody elses birthday, and if Im invited Im a good guest. But I never celebrate my birthdays. I really dont care. – Mikhail Baryshnikov
I think art education, especially in this country, which government pretty much ignores, is so important for young people. – Mikhail Baryshnikov
I was very restless. I really wanted to be a part of a kind of a progressive society. I was fed up with these Communist doctrines and you were hassled all the time with members of the Party committee who were KGB, what you have to do, where in the West you can go or not to go. – Mikhail Baryshnikov
I used to be a classic workaholic, and after seeing how little work and career really mean when you reach the end of your life, I put a new emphasis on things I believe count more. These things include: family, friends, being part of a community, and appreciating the little joys of the average day. – Mitch Albom