{"author":"Mikhail Baryshnikov","author_id":"Mikhail+Baryshnikov","total_quotes":8,"quotes":[{"text":"I found that dance, music, and literature is how I made sense of the world... It pushed me to think of things bigger than life's daily routines... To think beyond what is immediate or convenient.","author":"Mikhail Baryshnikov","tags":["life","daily","dance "],"id":6538,"author_id":"Mikhail+Baryshnikov"},{"text":"I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to to dance better than myself.","author":"Mikhail Baryshnikov","tags":["dance"],"id":20106,"author_id":"Mikhail+Baryshnikov"},{"text":"Dances have a second and third life. You feel they are never ready. They always have a chance for another life.","author":"Mikhail Baryshnikov","tags":["life","you","ready "],"id":100157,"author_id":"Mikhail+Baryshnikov"},{"text":"My mother had a son from previous marriage and her husband died in Second World War.","author":"Mikhail Baryshnikov","tags":["son","mother","war "],"id":158607,"author_id":"Mikhail+Baryshnikov"},{"text":"The problem is not making up the steps but deciding which ones to keep.","author":"Mikhail Baryshnikov","tags":["dance"],"id":160625,"author_id":"Mikhail+Baryshnikov"},{"text":"Fundamentals are the building blocks of fun.","author":"Mikhail Baryshnikov","tags":["fun","fundamentals"],"id":167359,"author_id":"Mikhail+Baryshnikov"},{"text":"I was not extremely patriotic about Mother Russia. I played their game, pretending. You have to deal with, you know, party people, KGB. Horrifying.","author":"Mikhail Baryshnikov","tags":["communism","humor","kgb","russia"],"id":249017,"author_id":"Mikhail+Baryshnikov"},{"text":"I like to go to anybody else's birthday, and if I'm invited I'm a good guest. But I never celebrate my birthdays. I really don't care.","author":"Mikhail Baryshnikov","tags":["good","celebrate","care "],"id":309381,"author_id":"Mikhail+Baryshnikov"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":8,"pages":1}}