Eve Arnold Quotes

We need to engage rather than educate people.

It's always good to get in contact, get involved with your teammates.

People really respond when given an opportunity to take part in something.

When people feel they're getting to speak into what's being preached, there is high built-in motivation to participate.

I find that when you open the door toward openness and transparency, a lot of people will follow you through.

I've learned that people will seldom let you down if they understand that your destiny is in their hands, and vice versa.

Certainly I'm always willing to talk to anyone who's interested in talking to me!

I always thought of myself as being part of a family and sharing and, yes, leading, but not forcing people to do anything.

You need the audience to go on the ride with you. You can't just isolate them.

Most women prefer circles of sharing to pyramids and hierarchies. They prefer conversation to construction. They will usually choose nurturance and empathy over competition and climbing. They will normally choose connection over simple performance games.

People like to be consulted.

I like trying to create a spark through a collaboration between me and the audience.

It's through engagement with the world, and not separation from it, that something with meaning gets produced.

Our shows are more fun when there aren't barriers.

What you want to do is put people in a position where they feel connected enough to you that they're willing to collaborate with you; they're willing to show you the things that they were scared to tell you about before.

Engagement is always better then disengagement. If we don't talk, somebody else will.

I do not want to act unless I have a a great intimacy with the people I'm working with.

Love is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can only succeed if the surrender is mutual.

If anyone comes along, I'm more than happy to welcome them, but I'm not interested in world domination.

A good cult delivers on its promises. A good cult nourishes the needs of its members, has transparency and integrity, and creates provisions for challenging its leadership openly. A good cult expands the freedoms and well-being of its members rather than limits them.

A thing that you see in my pictures is that I was not afraid to fall in love with these people.

Dance should not just divide people into audience and performers. Everyone should be a participant, whether going to classes or attending special events or rehearsals.

If you don't interfere with me, I'll always do something really good.

It's all about the director for me; we have to click. It's a trust thing. I'll say I'm ready to let down my walls. I'll cry for you as long as you need. But you're going to have to hug me afterwards.

I want to keep people engaged and I want them to feel connected to what I'm doing.