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Dancer

Isadora Duncan, born on May 27, 1877, and died on September 14, 1927, was a pioneer of modern dance. She is known for her free and expressive dance style, which broke away from the constraints of classical ballet and laid the foundation for modern dance.

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“These people seemed so enwrapped in snobbishness and the glory of being rich that they had no art sense whatever.”

People Art Rich Glory Being Rich Snobbishness

Book:My Life (Revised and Updated)

Source: My Life (Revised and Updated)

“A dancer, if she is great, can give to the people something that they can carry with them forever. They can never forget it, and it has changed them, though they may never know it.”

People Ifs Knows Giving May Forget Forever Changed Dance Dancer Never Forget Forget It

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“Before I was born my mother was in great agony of spirit and in a tragic situation. She could take no food except iced oysters and champagne. If people ask me when I began to dance, I reply 'In my mother's womb, probably as a result of the oysters and Champagne.'”

Source: My Life (Revised and Updated)

“Perhaps he was a bit different from other people, but what really sympathetic person is not a little mad?”

People Littles Persons Different Bits Madness Mad Dance Sympathetic

Book:My life

Source: My life

“People don't live nowadays: they get about ten percent out of life.”

People Life Women Ten Percent Memorable

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“It is only in romances that people undergo a sudden metamorphosis. In real life, even after the most terrible experiences, the main character remains exactly the same.”

People Real Character Romance Change Terrible Remains Real Life Metamorphosis Main Characters

Book:My Life (Revised and Updated)

Source: My Life (Revised and Updated)

“Virtuous people are simply those who have not been tempted sufficiently, because they live in a vegetative state, or because their purposes are so concentrated in one direction that they have not had the leisure to glance around them.”

People States Purpose Virtue Leisure Virtuous Glances Tempted One Direction

Book:My life

Source: My life

About the Author

Born: May 27, 1877
Died: September 14, 1927
Known for: Dancer
Quotes: 88

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