Living and dying is not the big issue. The big issue is what you're going to do with your time while you are here. Bill T. Jones More Quotes by Bill T. Jones More Quotes From Bill T. Jones Art - when it is really doing what it should do - teaches abstract thinking; it teaches teamwork; it teaches people to actually think about things that they cannot see. Bill T. Jones teamwork art thinking The body is a reservoir of all sorts of tensions and dark forces. And it's also the potential source of amazing energy. This thing wants to live. It is a powerful engine. The brain (is) a reservoir of images, dreams, fears, associations, language. And its potential we can't even begin to understand. Movement begins to negotiate the distance between the brain and the body and it can be surprising what we learn about each other. Bill T. Jones powerful dance dream We are part of each other and part of something bigger than our own egos. An artist should... bring into the world some vision. Dancers should ask, "What is their work in the service of?" Bill T. Jones ego dance artist This is what I call participation in the world of ideas. That is what art-making is. Bill T. Jones world ideas art When I am in pain, I must know that beauty always has been and always will be. This is as close to eternity as I need to be. Bill T. Jones pain eternity needs Slavery is a memory of something we cannot remember, and yet we cannot forget. Bill T. Jones slavery remember memories We all agree that marriage is a fundamental right. And in our country, and in our society, there are no second-class citizens. Bill T. Jones citizens class country
