Quote by Mikhail Baryshnikov
I was very restless. I really wanted to be a part of a kind of a p

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

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I think art education, especially in this country, which government pretty much ignores, is so important for young people. – Mikhail Baryshnikov

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A country like Belgium, or socialist countries in central Europe spend more money on art education than the United States, which is a really puzzling thought. – Mikhail Baryshnikov

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When Im alone, I work sometimes with music, sometimes without and sometimes just listening to NPR. – Mikhail Baryshnikov

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People are going to behave however the social norms permit, and beyond that. – Max Cannon

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On the surface we all act like we all love each other and were free and easy, and actually were far more moralistic than any other society Ive ever lived in. – Kathy Acker

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The first task in teaching is to bring to consciousness what the students already believe by virtue of their personal experiences about themselves and society. – Paul Wellstone

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On the other side of that coin, and far outweighing it, is the fact that Ive been able to use genre of Fantasy/Horror and express my opinion, talk a little about society, do a little bit of satire and thats been great, man. A lot of people dont have that platform. – George A. Romero

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