Ruth St. Denis, an unfinished life: an...
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“The Gods have meant That I should dance And by the Gods I will!”
“I have the financial morals of a goldfish, I can resist everything but temptation.”
“It is this mission of the dancer to contribute to the betterment of all mankind.”
“I see the dance being used as a means of express what is too deep, too fine for words.”
“You and I are but specks of that rhythmic urge which is Brahma, which is Allah, which is God.”
“We can hear the silent voice of the spiritual universe within our own hearts.”
“It is not a question of who dances but of who or what does not dance.”
“We have the capacity to receive messages from the stars and the songs of the night winds.”
“But in reality we are accompanied by the whole dancing universe.”
“I have lived so long because in those moments when I am dancing, I am beyond time and space.”