Delighted Dogs Dancing
Or maybe Cool Canines Cavorting
“You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching, Love like you’ll never be hurt, Sing like there’s nobody listening, And live like it’s heaven on earth.” ― William W. Purkey
“William Watson Purkey, Ed.D. is a writer, researcher, speaker and leader; he has authored nearly 100 articles and more than a dozen books. “His passion for teaching and leadership has earned him various awards of excellence in his field.”
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass…It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” ― Vivian Greene
“Vivian Greene is a visionary, artist, author and entrepreneur who spreads her messages of greater love and awareness to everyone on the planet.”
“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche
“Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844–1900) was a German philosopher, cultural critic and philologist whose work has exerted a profound influence on modern intellectual history. He began his career as a classical philologist before turning to philosophy. He became the youngest person ever to hold the Chair of Classical Philology at the University of Basel in 1869 at the age of 24.”
“We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once.” ― Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
“To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life enough that you want to enhance its beauty, you want to bring a little more music to it, a little more poetry to it, a little more dance to it.” ― Osho
“Rajneesh (1931–1990), later known as Osho, was an Indian godman, mystic, and founder of the Rajneesh movement. During his lifetime, he was viewed as a controversial new religious movement leader and a mystic Guru.”
“Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance.” ― Oprah Winfrey
“Oprah Gail Winfrey (born 1954) is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, broadcast from Chicago, which was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history and ran in national syndication for 25 years, from 1986 to 2011.”
“Dance is the hidden language of the soul” ― Martha Graham
“Martha Graham (1894 — 1991) was an American modern dancer and choreographer. Her style, the ‘Graham technique’, reshaped American dance and is still taught worldwide. Graham danced and taught for over seventy years. She was the first dancer to perform at the White House, travel abroad as a cultural ambassador, and receive the highest civilian award of the US: the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction.”
“Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are great because of their passion.” ― Martha Graham
“Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.” ― Voltaire
“François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778), known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his criticism of Christianity — especially the Roman Catholic Church — and of slavery, as well as his advocacy of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state.”
“Do a loony-goony dance ‘Cross the kitchen floor, Put something silly in the world That ain’t been there before.” ― Shel Silverstein, A Light in the Attic
“Sheldon Allan Silverstein (1930–1999) was an American writer, poet, cartoonist, songwriter, and playwright. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Silverstein briefly attended university before being drafted into the United States Army. Though perhaps best known for his children’s books, Silverstein did not limit his audience to children.”
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