Judith Jamison Quotes

Judith Jamison
American Dancer
Born: May 10, 1943
Dance Life Me People World You
Related authors: Alvin Ailey JoJo Siwa Katherine Dunham Martha Graham Merce Cunningham Mikhail Baryshnikov Misty Copeland Twyla Tharp
I believe God has a path for me. He's always had a path for me, and I've always been in the right place at the right time - not because of my efforts, but because of my preparation and because of the guides that I have, the mentors that I have, the spiritual walkers that I've had all my life. Judith Jamison
Life God Time Spiritual Me Path My Life Preparation Believe Right Place Right Time Guides All My Life Mentors Had He Because Always Been Efforts Place Right
People come to see beauty, and I dance to give it to them. Judith Jamison
People Dance Beauty See Give Come Them
You have to dance unencumbered. There's no other way to move. The idea of dance is freedom. It is not exclusiveness, it's inclusiveness. Judith Jamison
Freedom You Dance Other Way Idea Unencumbered Move
I've had a really charmed life, you know. Things always come to me - they just do. Judith Jamison
Life Me You Charmed Had Come Know Always Just Really Things
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? Judith Jamison
You Racism Own About Badly Talking Go Wallow Going Agenda Create Your Who Whom Treated
I've been in a competitive situation almost all my life. I've been having a competition with myself and trying to be the best I could be. Judith Jamison
Life Best Myself Competition My Life Situation All My Life Having Could Almost Almost All Been Trying Competitive
I was a protege; by the age of 10, I was studying with ballet choreographer Anthony Tudor in a class of adults. Judith Jamison
Class Age Adult Studying Ballet Choreographer
Dance is not endangered - it will always find a way to express itself. Judith Jamison
Dance Will Way Find Always Itself Endangered Express
I could say now at 66, yeah, I was a fabulous dancer. I was really terrific, you know. But I was always present. I was present. I was supposed to be where I was supposed to be at the time I was supposed to be. Judith Jamison
Time You Dancer Say Fabulous Could Supposed Know Terrific Always Yeah Where Really Now Present
Strive for perfection. Nobody's going to be perfect on this earth. But strive for perfection. Judith Jamison
Earth Strive Perfect Perfection Nobody Going
People don't remember me for how high my legs went, even though they went up very high, and how many pirouettes I did. They don't remember me for that. They remember me and any other dancer because something touched them inside. It's an indelible memory on the heart and in the mind. Judith Jamison
Me Heart Memory People Remember Mind Other Dancer Indelible Though High Inside Something Touched Remember Me Because How Up Very Did Any Legs Them Many Even
I went to an audition for a Harry Belafonte Roaring Twenties special for choreographer Donald McKayle, but I failed. Judith Jamison
Harry Failed Roaring Audition Donald Special Twenties Choreographer
As a dancer, you really try to stay true to whatever the choreographer/artistic director is giving you. So, now the shoe is on the other foot and I have to trust everyone else - I have to trust the dancer. As I was trusted as a dancer, I trust my dancers. Judith Jamison
You Director Trust Try Giving Whatever Other Else Dancer Everyone Dancers Everyone Else Stay Stay True Foot True Trusted Shoe Really Now
Maybe it's a generational thing, but I never wanted to be the best black dancer in the world. I just wanted to be the best. Judith Jamison
Best World Black Dancer Never Generational Maybe Just Wanted Thing
My wonderful editor, Jackie Onassis, asked me to write a book that I wanted to write. I said, 'Look, it's not going to be scandalized. I'm not going to talk about anybody like a dog. I'm going to say the positiveness of my life, and talk about those who have contributed to the way I've been going, and that's that.' Judith Jamison
Life Me Book Dog Wonderful My Life Onassis Way Say Those About Write Like Look Talk Said Editor Been Jackie Going Anybody Wanted Asked Who
Dancers use their bodies in extraordinary ways, so we are chronically pre-arthritic, because of how we use our muscles and our bones. Judith Jamison
Chronically Extraordinary Our Dancers Ways Because How Bodies Use Muscles Bones
At 10, I could walk down the street and see over everybody's head. I don't remember being little or having to look up at people. I think I was born 5 feet 10. It's not that I felt especially tall. I was wondering when everybody else was going to catch up. Judith Jamison
People Remember Walk Down Think Everybody Everybody Else Else See Born Having Could Head Catch Over Feet Look Tall Felt Up Wondering Going Being Little Street
Since babyhood, I've always evolved from one thing to another. My mother gave me ballet lessons at 6 as part of her enthusiasm for the arts and for life. We went to museums, to the theater. While her own talent was untapped, she worked for church causes. Judith Jamison
Life Me Mother Church Enthusiasm Own Gave Evolved One Thing Part Since Talent Untapped She Another Always Ballet Causes Arts Theater While Worked Lessons Her Thing Museums

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