The older I grow the more I see the influence of my family on my life. I didn't always see it. It was up to our parents to see that we had our education in a town that hadn't yet realized what racial prejudice was but actually knew and practiced it on occasion.
Interpretation
Family greatly influences our lives, often in ways we may not immediately recognize.
Katherine Dunham reflects on the profound impact that family has on an individual's life. As she grows older, she recognizes the unseen influences that her family imparted, particularly in shaping her education and understanding of societal issues, including racial prejudice that existed in her community, despite it not being openly acknowledged.
In practice
During a family gathering, you might reflect on how your upbringing shaped your values.
So many dancers paint. I used to paint. I started again recently. While I was dancing, I was very busy with my career. Start something else that makes use of your creative ability because if you don't you will die inside as a person.
If you dance, you dance because you have to. Every dancer hurts, you know.
I used to want the words 'She tried' on my tombstone. Now I want 'She did it.'
When you have a baby, you set off an explosion in your marriage, and when the dust settles, your marriage is different from what it was. Not better, necessarily; not worse, necessarily; but different.
The most important thing I do is I'm a dad.
The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him.
A mother has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.
Sunlight feels warm and rough against your skin like a kiss on the cheek from your dad.
I made 'Saving Private Ryan' for my father. He's the one who filled my head with war stories when I was growing up.
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