Judith Jamison Quotes (15 Quotes)

I believe that this world was set about for us to enjoy and to love and to experience and to have it all be, to a certain extent, unpredictable. Ever since I was a child I have believed that my life has been guided.

I remember always the need to know myself, because if I avoid know ing who I am deep inside, then I can't express what I have to say through the talent that I have.

Dance is about never-ending aspiration.

So many people dwell on negativity and I've survived by ignoring it it dims your light and it's harder each time to turn the power up again.

He played classical piano, sang opera and was a carpenterall as an amateur. But what he did was extraordinary.

People come to see beauty, and I dance to give it to them.

I want people to have their own visions for the dance. Some generations will sit back and relate to the music. And the young people they'll have the dance right in front of them.

Once you've danced, you always dance. You can't deny the gifts that God sends your way.

Dancing is bigger than the physical body. Think bigger than that. When you extend your arm, it doesn't stop at the end of your fingers, because you're dancing bigger than that. You're dancing spirit.

I m moved by contraries, by opposites, the strength that was my mother's eyes, the beauty of my father's hands.

I was only interested in the look, not the time of day. And how things would evolve for the young people.

We can go on talking about racism and who treated whom badly, but what are you going to do about it? Are you going to wallow in that or are you going to create your own agenda?

Alvin knew what I would do with it because we worked together for such a long time. It's part of my blood and part of who I am as a human being. Alvin's presence is felt by us all, even the new dancers who never worked with him. And if we do our jobs well, that continues the vision.

Every dancer lives on the threshold of chucking it.

I felt the naivete of a child in my dancing. I cherished that feeling. I had what I call a knowledgeable naivete, and it worked for me.