Judith Jamison Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“The word 'suffering' is not in my vocabulary.”

“Concert dance is the hardest kind of dance. We tour constantly, around the world, year in and year out. It just doesn't work for everybody. It's the lifestyle, it's the stamina, it's the love, it's the dedication, it's the commitment, it's all those words.”

“I've danced all over the world, and people are people. We cannot cut off from each other in life. In order to lead, you can't do that.”

“We can go on talking about racism and who treated whom badly, but what are you going to do about it? Are you going to wallow in that or are you going to create your own agenda?”

“Dancers use their bodies in extraordinary ways, so we are chronically pre-arthritic, because of how we use our muscles and our bones.”

“I believe in being prepared. I'm going to say that. Pray, prepare, proceed.”

“I went to an audition for a Harry Belafonte Roaring Twenties special for choreographer Donald McKayle, but I failed.”

“I'm very smart when it comes to choosing dancers and trying to show the world that there's a whole lot of dancing going on.”

“I've had a really charmed life, you know. Things always come to me - they just do.”

“If people all over the world, year after year, request that you do 'Revelations,' you do 'Revelations.'”