A lot of Americans like happy endings, but life does not necessarily have a happy ending.

You take a plug and put it in a socket, and that's what the theatre is-it lights up right away. You speak, and they respond immediately.

Theatre is immediate gratification

Mother loved dance so much that she thought (ballerina) Margot Fonteyn should be the president.

It's communication - that's what theatre is all about.

The spirit of dance is an amazing thing. When the body and the spirit meet, it's a good thing.

I'm bugged because I can't believe I can't speak every language there is. But I feel I can when I sit and am with somebody, and I can dance for them. Because dance is dialogue without language.

Many of the shows I danced in don't exist on film, but they do exist in the memories of those who were in the theater for that single moment in time. And nothing can replace that.

My neighborhood was a great neighborhood; it was filled with all sorts of ethnic groups and things. So I grew up thinking I was a human being.

Looking back doesn't have to be painful.

I love life. I love the live theater.

The more we see ourselves as a vibrant, successful, inspiring person who boldly declares and manifests her vision, the more we become just that.

After a while, it all started to fade. No more pain, no more unwanted thoughts and no sound. Just darkness. I welcomed it. I was done.

We are currently facing many hurdles, BUT will never lose the sight of infinite hope.

A loyal servant does not think of things outside of his control.

In order to have friends, you must first be one.

Two armies that fight each other is like one large army that commits suicide.

Kentucky Fried Chicken.. KFC... Keep Fooling Customers.

I performed in a bowling alley before while people were still bowling. Cut the check, and I will perform anywhere.

Prayer enables us to transform the world because it transforms us.

Small sorrows speak great ones are silent.