Theodore Zeldin Quotes

Language is the house of the truth of Being.

For the word is dialectical in itself and at the same time is integrated into the whole of existence. By this I mean that the word is intended to be lived.

Whatever can't be expressed might as well not exist.

I can't dance.

Philosophy is an odd thing. When we use the word in everyday speech, you know, you sometimes hear it hilariously.

The waltz is a very important part of my life. It's a very important way for me to express my positiveness, bringing humor to the world.

Perhaps life is just that... a dream and a fear.

It is not that the French are not profound, but they all express themselves so well that we are led to take their geese for swans.

I just play the little guy, except I play him through dance.

The only thing you have to know are your words.

One of the things that writing and speech can do is express what we're thinking one thought at a time.

I have nothing to say, I am saying it, and that is poetry.

The dance is a poem of which each movement is a word.

With dance, you learn to channel nerves into energy, excited energy.

The best picture I can give of the French Nation, is that of Cattle before a Thunder Storm.

I've never worried about the grand concepts.

It's funny because I've made a living off of words, but words get in the way of what you really want to say.

I love to dance, but the flip side is that I can't dance.

You wouldn't believe how many philosophers are afraid of movement.

It's really hard to be all serious in the tango and not break into laughter.

When the public doesn't understand me, it's a battle. So when I choose words, I choose them for their musicality, rhythm, and sense, and I choose the right dialect to express that.

Dance means so much to me. It's always been such a huge part of my life.

For me, there is a basic recognition of horror as the most open doorway where the intersection of philosophical and religious ideas can come tighter.

The dance is the mother of all languages.

Writing and rewriting are a constant search for what it is one is saying.