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The dance: a minimum of explanation, a minimum of anecdotes, and a maximum of sensations.

classic quote by Maurice Bejart
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A Tailor who sailed from Quebec,
In a storm ventur'd once upon deck,
But the waves of the sea,
Were as strong as could be,
And he tumbled in up to his neck.

limerick by John Marshall from Anecdotes and Adventures of Fifteen Gentlemen (1821)
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Nothing is Lost

Deep in our sub-conscious, we are told
Lie all our memories, lie all the notes
Of all the music we have ever heard
And all the phrases those we loved have spoken,
Sorrows and losses time has since consoled,
Family jokes, out-moded anecdotes
Each sentimental souvenir and token
Everything seen, experienced, each word
Addressed to us in infancy, before
Before we could even know or understand
The implications of our wonderland.
There they all are, the legendary lies
The birthday treats, the sights, the sounds, the tears
Forgotten debris of forgotten years
Waiting to be recalled, waiting to rise
Before our world dissolves before our eyes
Waiting for some small, intimate reminder,
A word, a tune, a known familiar scent
An echo from the past when, innocent
We looked upon the present with delight

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poem by Noel Coward
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As we grow older, our bodies get shorter and our anecdotes longer.

quote by Robert Quillen
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Like many rich men, he thought in anecdotes; like many simple women, she thought in terms of biography.

quote by Anita Brookner
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Anecdotes and maxims are rich treasures to the man of the world, for he knows how to introduce the former at fit place in conversation.

quote by Goethe
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Anecdotes and maxims are rich treasures to the man of the world, for he knows how to introduce the former at fit place in conversation.

quote by Goethe
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The power of illustrative anecdotes often lies not in how well they present reality, but in how well they reflect the core beliefs of their audience.

quote by David P. Mikkelson (2004)
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The power of illustrative anecdotes often lies not in how well they present reality, but in how well they reflect the core beliefs of their audience.

quote by Barbara Mikkelson
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And I began to tell little anecdotes that had happened to me, and people would laugh. And I began to like that, you know. But I knew that, 'cause I'd do that in school, but I wouldn't do it out there in front of all them people.

quote by Mel Tillis
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