John Guare quotes

Avoiding humiliation is the core of tragedy and comedy. (John Guare)
What we're dealt with hopefully is two arms, two eyes, two legs, a head, a heart. The variations, the extensions, the possibilities of the human body, what that can do. View quote
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And it is always Easter Sunday at the New York City Ballet. It is always coming back to life. Not even coming back to life - it lives in the constant present. View quote
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People go to see beautiful paintings to see how much they cost. Wow. The practical value is that it shows you what the human spirit can do. View quote
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The New York City Ballet is always about the realm of possibilities, the realm of what the human body can do, what the human spirit can do. And it's about listening, it's about listening to remarkable music and how we respond to that. View quote
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It's amazing how a little tomorrow can make up for a whole lot of yesterday. View quote
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I believe that the imagination is the passport we create to take us into the real world. I believe the imagination is another phrase for what is most uniquely us. View quote
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We live in a world where amnesia is the most wished-for state. When did history become a bad word? View quote
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Show business offers more solid promises than Catholicism. View quote
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The life of a dancer is tragically short. What is remarkable about the New York City Ballet is that it makes us forget that. Because it keeps the ballet alive. View quote
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All the New York City Ballet does is hit beautiful home runs. (John Guare)
I think of the New York City Ballet as the Yankees without George Steinbrenner. View quote
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However, the moral center of New York City, I believe, is the New York City Ballet. View quote
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And what would be great numbers in a Broadway show are now on stage of the New York City Ballet. View quote
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Does any art have a practical value? People love to talk about how expensive a painting is. That's the only way we can talk about paintings in this century. View quote
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Does the New York City Ballet affect other places? Yeah, it lets people know they should come to New York. View quote
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I mean New York City is the financial capital of the world. It's where all the money passes through, the Dow Jones, whatever, that's where all the money goes. View quote
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I think that every year that the New York City Ballet is alive is worthy of celebration. Because otherwise the terrible thing is just that we take it for granted. View quote
John Guare

John Guare

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Occupation: American Playwright
Born: February 5, 1938
Quotes count: 18