Amanda Merrill

“The theater is the only institution in the world which has been dying for four thousand years and has never succumbed. It requires tough and devoted people to keep it alive.”
― John Steinbeck, Once There Was a War

“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”
― Nelson Mandela

“Many other women have kicked higher, balanced longer, or turned faster. These are poor substitutes for passion.”
― Agnes De Mille

“True teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross; then, having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create their
own.”
― Nikos Kazantzakis