Quote by George Bernard Shaw

Dancing: the vertical expression of a horizontal desire legalized by music.

Dancing: the vertical expression of a horizontal desire lega

Summary

This quote by George Bernard Shaw offers a succinct perspective on the art of dancing. By describing it as the "vertical expression of a horizontal desire," Shaw alludes to the sensuality and physicality inherent in dance. The phrase "legalized by music" suggests that music serves as a catalyst, granting permission for this desire to be expressed through movement. In essence, the quote emphasizes the intimate connection between dance, music, and the human need for self-expression and release.

Topics

By George Bernard Shaw

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

I'm always thinking about creating. My future starts when I

I'm always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning... Every day I find something creative to do with my life.

I used to think information was destroyed in black hole. Thi

I used to think information was destroyed in black hole. This was my biggest blunder, or at least my biggest blunder in science.

Stephen Hawking

It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success

It is a mistake to suppose that men succeed through success they much oftener succeed through failures. Precept, study, advice, and example could never have taught them so well as failure has done.

But if each man could have his own house, a large garden to

But if each man could have his own house, a large garden to cultivate and healthy surroundings - then, I thought, there will be for them a better opportunity of a happy family life.

I'm trying to make a case for those people who don't have a

I'm trying to make a case for those people who don't have a sense of belonging that they should have, that there is something really worthwhile in having a sense of belonging, and recasting and looking at our modern history.

The First Amendment freedom of religion is as important toda

The First Amendment freedom of religion is as important today as when the Bill of Rights was first written.

He was a wise man who originated the idea of God.

He was a wise man who originated the idea of God.

It is pointless to ask: Why then is sex so secret? What is t

It is pointless to ask: Why then is sex so secret? What is this force that so long reduced it to silence and has only recently relaxed its hold somewhat, allowing us to question it perhaps, but always in the context of and through its repression? In reality, this question, so often repeated nowadays, is but the recent form of a considerable affirmation and a secular prescription: there is where the truth is; go see if you can uncover it. [...] It is reasonable therefore to ask first of all: What is this injunction? Why this great chase after the truth of sex, the truth in sex?

Michel Foucault

Truth Philosophy Sex Repression The History Of Sexuality

Ultimately, leadership is not about glorious crowning acts.

Ultimately, leadership is not about glorious crowning acts. It's about keeping your team focused on a goal and motivated to do their best to achieve it, especially when the stakes are high and the consequences really matter. It is about laying the groundwork for others' success, and then standing back and letting them shine.

Leadership About Achieve

Oklahomans value our children and our seniors. Oklahomans va

Oklahomans value our children and our seniors. Oklahomans value traditions of faith. Oklahomans value our heroes, our veterans. Oklahomans value innovation and the creative arts.

Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything -- exce

Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything -- except his own nature.

I think films about men are often about characters who don't

I think films about men are often about characters who don't want to express their feelings. You're supposed to kind of admire them for not expressing their feelings. And I feel that's a bit dull. Women's stories often have stronger emotional content, which I enjoy doing. What I really love doing is mixing that with humor.