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You cannot be happy with your family while being personally unhappy with your work. It's a Catch-22 kind of thing.
Mikhail Baryshnikov
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Mikhail Baryshnikov
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: January 27
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Mikhail Nikolayevich 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.
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You don't measure life by receiving awards.
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I like to go to anybody else's birthday, and if I'm invited I'm a good guest. But I never celebrate my birthdays. I really don't care.
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I kind of lost interest in the classical dance. I was very much interested in the modern choreography.
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The more injuries you get, the smarter you get.
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You can be totally involved, you could admire just the shape of or you could be totally emotionally mushed up into the dance.
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It's what's left in life, to work with interesting people.
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When a body moves, it's the most revealing thing. Dance for me a minute, and I'll tell you who you are.
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