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Judith Jamison quotes: I believe in being prepared. I'm going to say that. Pray, prepare, proceed.

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

Judith Jamison quotes: Once you've danced, you always dance. You can't deny the gifts that God sends your way

Once you've danced, you always dance. You can't deny the gifts that God sends your way

Judith Jamison quotes: I haven't had a family, but I don't think of that as a sacrifice: my dancers are my family.

I haven't had a family, but I don't think of that as a sacrifice: my dancers are my family.

Judith Jamison quotes: I felt the naivete of a child in my dancing. I cherished that feeling. I had what I call a knowledgeable naivete, and it worked for me.

I felt the naivete of a child in my dancing. I cherished that feeling. I had what I call a knowledgeable naivete, and it worked for me.

Judith Jamison quotes: Every dancer lives on the threshold of chucking it.

Every dancer lives on the threshold of chucking it.

Judith Jamison quotes: You don't enter a dance studio and say "I can't do that." If you do, then why are you in the studio in the first place?

You don't enter a dance studio and say "I can't do that." If you do, then why are you in the studio in the first place?

Judith Jamison quotes: I've had a really charmed life, you know. Things always come to me - they just do.

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

Judith Jamison quotes: I went to an audition for a Harry Belafonte Roaring Twenties special for choreographer Donald McKayle, but I failed.

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

Judith Jamison quotes: Dance is about never-ending aspiration.

Dance is about never-ending aspiration.

Judith Jamison quotes: I believe in spirit and then I believe a manifestation of spirit is dance

I believe in spirit and then I believe a manifestation of spirit is dance

Judith Jamison quotes: Excellence is the name of the game ...

Excellence is the name of the game ...

Judith Jamison quotes: Strive for perfection. Nobody's going to be perfect on this earth. But strive for perfection.

Strive for perfection. Nobody's going to be perfect on this earth. But strive for perfection.

Judith Jamison quotes: 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'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.

Judith Jamison quotes: 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.

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 quotes: The world is full of ways for people to dance. Concert dance doesn't get its due.

The world is full of ways for people to dance. Concert dance doesn't get its due.

Judith Jamison quotes: Dancers use their bodies in extraordinary ways, so we are chronically pre-arthritic, because of how we use our muscles and our bones.

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 quotes: Learn the craft of knowing how to open your heart and to turn on your creativity. There's a light inside of you.

Learn the craft of knowing how to open your heart and to turn on your creativity. There's a light inside of you.

Judith Jamison quotes: Dance is not endangered - it will always find a way to express itself.

Dance is not endangered - it will always find a way to express itself.

Judith Jamison quotes: I want to know who you are as a person, and then I want you to develop as a whole human being.

I want to know who you are as a person, and then I want you to develop as a whole human being.

Judith Jamison quotes: The word 'suffering' is not in my vocabulary.

The word 'suffering' is not in my vocabulary.

Judith Jamison quotes: I'm moved by contraries, by opposites, the strength that was my mother's eyes, the beauty of my father's hands.

I'm moved by contraries, by opposites, the strength that was my mother's eyes, the beauty of my father's hands.

Judith Jamison quotes: 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.

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

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

Judith Jamison quotes: One you have danced, you always dance.

One you have danced, you always dance.

Judith Jamison quotes: 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.

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.

Judith Jamison quotes: 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.

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 quotes: So many people dwell on negativity and I've survived by ignoring it: it dims your light and it's harder each time to turn the power up again.

So many people dwell on negativity and I've survived by ignoring it: it dims your light and it's harder each time to turn the power up again.

Judith Jamison quotes: I was a protege; by the age of 10, I was studying with ballet choreographer Anthony Tudor in a class of adults.

I was a protege; by the age of 10, I was studying with ballet choreographer Anthony Tudor in a class of adults.

Judith Jamison quotes: People come to see beauty, and I dance to give it to them.

People come to see beauty, and I dance to give it to them.