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Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer and television presenter. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential dancers in the history of film and television musicals.

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Disco is just jitterbug.

Dance, Disco, Jitterbug, Justice

If it doesn't look easy it is that we have not tried hard enough yet.

Easy, Enough, Hard, Looks, Research

I had some ballet training but didn't like it. It was like a game to me.

Ballet, Game, Games, Training

Chance is the fool's name for Fate

Chance, Fate, Fool, Name, Names

I don't make love by kissing, I make love by dancing.

Dancing, Kissing, Love, Make, Making Love

Do it big, do it right and do it with style.

Big, Dance, Dancing, Right, Style

There comes a day when people begin to say: "Why doesn't that old duffer retire?" I want to get out while they're still saying Astaire is a hell of a dancer.

Dancer, Day, People, Want

When you're experimenting you have to try so many things before you choose what you want, and you may go days getting nothing but exhaustion.

Days, Exhaustion, Experience, May, Nothing, Trying

In dealing with a girl or a horse, one lets nature take its course

Courses, Girl, Horse, Nature

I inherited the knowledge that sometimes (talents) not only skip a generation, but sometimes run screaming from it. Ironically, it was the singing non-ability that helped feed my love of laughter.

Generation, Inherited, Laughter, Running, Screaming, Singing

It's nice that all the composers have said that nobody interprets a lyric like Fred Astaire. But when it comes to selling records I was never worth anything particularly except as a collector's item.

Composers, Except, Nice, Records, Selling

It takes time to get a dance right, to create something memorable.

Create, Dance, Memorable, Take Time, Takes, Time

The higher up you go, the more mistakes you are allowed. Right at the top, if you make enough of them, it's considered to be your style.

Considered, Dance, Mistake, Reality, Right, Top

I have no desire to prove anything by my work. I have never used it as an outlet or as a means of expressing myself. I just dance.

Dance, Desire, Mean, Outlet, Work

Can't act. Can't sing. Slightly bald. Can dance a little.

Act, Bald, Dance, Littles, Sing, Technology

Dancing is a vertical interpretation of a horizontal intention.

Dancing, Horizontal, Intention, Interpretation, Vertical

I'm just a hoofer with a spare set of tails.

Dance, Dancing, Set, Spare, Tails

Dancing is a sweat job.

Dance, Dancing, Job, Jobs, Motivational, Sweat

Of course, Ginger was able to accomplish sex through dance. We told more through our movements instead of the big clinch. We did it all in the dance.

Dance, Ginger, Instead, Movement, Sex, Told

Some people seem to think that good dancers are born, but all the good dancers I have known are taught or trained.

Born, Dance, Good, Learning, Taught, Thinking

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