I've always had the idea that we were conducting a military operation. It always seemed to me to be in a state of emergency.

Quote by Lincoln Kirstein

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Harvard was a kind of luxurious afternoon.

Harvard was a kind of luxurious afternoon.

In liberal democracy and anxious anarchy, the traditional classic dance, compact of aristocratic authority and...

In liberal democracy and anxious anarchy, the traditional classic dance, compact of aristocratic authority and...

She was chronologically in luck. She corresponded to necessity.

She was chronologically in luck. She corresponded to necessity.

He was trained as a dancer, and he had both a dancer's body and a...

He was trained as a dancer, and he had both a dancer's body and a...

We Americans live in a nation where the medical-care system is second to none in...

We Americans live in a nation where the medical-care system is second to none in...

New York is a city of conversations overheard, of people at the next restaurant table...

New York is a city of conversations overheard, of people at the next restaurant table...

Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.

Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.

I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House...

I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House...

The Englishman wants to be recognized as a gentleman, or as some other suitable species...

The Englishman wants to be recognized as a gentleman, or as some other suitable species...

This American system of ours, call it Americanism, call it capitalism, call it what you...

This American system of ours, call it Americanism, call it capitalism, call it what you...

America is just the country that shows how all the written guarantees in the world...

America is just the country that shows how all the written guarantees in the world...

The impulse of the American woman to geld her husband and castrate her sons is...

The impulse of the American woman to geld her husband and castrate her sons is...

My first day in Chicago, September 4, 1983. I set foot in this city, and...

My first day in Chicago, September 4, 1983. I set foot in this city, and...

From the suites of Davos to the streets of Seattle, there is a growing consensus...

From the suites of Davos to the streets of Seattle, there is a growing consensus...

The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What...

The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What...

Globalization has altered the dynamics in the White House, as well as between the White...

Globalization has altered the dynamics in the White House, as well as between the White...

Being offended is a natural consequence of leaving the house

Being offended is a natural consequence of leaving the house

Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect...

Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect...

The Almighty Dollar, that great object of universal devotion throughout our land.

The Almighty Dollar, that great object of universal devotion throughout our land.

The genius of you Americans is that you never make clear-cut stupid moves, only complicated...

The genius of you Americans is that you never make clear-cut stupid moves, only complicated...

Dancing is a sweat job.

Dancing is a sweat job.