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The creative process is not controlled by a switch you can simply turn on or off; it's with you all the time.

~Alvin Ailey

Topics: Controlled Creative Creative Process Off Process Simply Switch Time Turn You

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One of the worst things about racism is what it does to young people.

~Alvin Ailey

Topics: About Does People Racism Things Worst Young Young People

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Dance is for everybody. I believe that the dance came from the people and that it should always be delivered back to the people.

~Alvin Ailey

Topics: Always Back Believe Came Dance Delivered Everybody People Should I Believe I Believe That

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One of the processes of your life is to constantly break down that inferiority, to constantly reaffirm that I Am Somebody.

~Alvin Ailey

Topics: Am Break Constantly Down Inferiority Life Processes Reaffirm Somebody Your I Am

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Choreography is mentally draining, but there's a pleasure in getting into the studio with the dancers and the music.

~Alvin Ailey

Topics: Choreography Dancers Draining Getting Mentally Music Pleasure Studio

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Racism tears down your insides so that no matter what you achieve, you're not quite up to snuff.

~Alvin Ailey

Topics: Achieve Down Matter Quite Racism Tears Up You Your

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Lena Horne is the sweetest and most adorable woman in the world.

~Alvin Ailey

Topics: Adorable Most Sweetest Woman World

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We still spend more time chasing funds than we do in the studio in creative work.

~Alvin Ailey

Topics: Chasing Creative Creative Work Funds More Spend Still Studio Than Time Work

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I am trying to show the world that we are all human beings and that color is not important. What is important is the quality of our work.

~Alvin Ailey

Topics: Am Beings Color Human Human Beings Important Our Quality Show Trying Work World I Am

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It will take very sophisticated marketing to achieve our aim of bringing more black people into the theater.

~Alvin Ailey

Topics: Achieve Aim Black Bringing Marketing More Our People Sophisticated Take Theater Very Will

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Dancer

Born: January 5th, 1931

Died: December 1st, 1989

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