Agnes de Mille Quotes & Sayings

11 most famous Agnes de Mille quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for her. She was an American dancer who passed away on 6 October, 1993.

“To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful. This is power, it is glory on earth and it is yours for the taking.”

“The universe lies before you on the floor, in the air, in the mysterious bodies of your dancers, in your mind. From this voyage no one returns poor or weary.”

“The artist never entirely knows. We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark.”

“Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how. The moment you know how, you begin to die a little.”

“The truest expression of a people is in its dances and its music. Bodies never lie.”

“No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently.”

“The creative urge is the demon that will not accept anything second rate.”

“The practice mirror is to be used for the correction of faults, not for a love affair, and the figure you watch should not become your dearest friend.”