Mikhail Baryshnikov

Mikhail Baryshnikov

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Active since 1948, Latvian and American dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov earned a reputation for memorable turns of phrase. Mikhail Baryshnikov's observations on Education are as sharp as their thoughts on Art, revealing genuine breadth of mind. Browse 17 quotes by Mikhail Baryshnikov that cover ground from Education, Art, Age, War, and Society. Start here and see if you agree: "When I'm alone, I work sometimes with music, sometimes without and sometimes just listening to NPR."

“When I'm alone, I work sometimes with music, sometimes without and sometimes just listening to NPR.”

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

Alone

All Quotes by Mikhail Baryshnikov

“Your body actually reminds you about your age and your injuries - the body has a stronger memory than your mind.”

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

Age

“You cannot be happy with your family while being personally unhappy with your work. It's a Catch-22 kind of thing.”

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

Family

“I think art education, especially in this country, which government pretty much ignores, is so important for young people.”

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

Art

“My mother had a son from previous marriage and her husband died in Second World War.”

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

Marriage

“When I'm alone, I work sometimes with music, sometimes without and sometimes just listening to NPR.”

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

Alone

“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.”

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

Birthday

“No dancer can watch Fred Astaire and not know that we all should have been in another business.”

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

Business

“People of art should never get married and have children, because it's a selfish experience.”

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

Art

“People dance at any age.”

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

Age

“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.”

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

Education

“I was very restless. I really wanted to be a part of a kind of a progressive society. I was fed up with these Communist doctrines and you were hassled all the time with members of the Party committee who were KGB, what you have to do, where in the West you can go or not to go.”

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

Society