At the time I started in ballet they were dancing 'The Spirit of Champagne' on pointe, in Paris. I thought, 'I don't want to dance the spirit of champagne, I want to drink it!

I feel that the essence of dance is the expression of man--the landscape of his soul. I hope that every dance I do reveals something of myself or some wonderful thing a human can be.

People have asked me why I chose to be a dancer. I did not choose. I was chosen to be a dancer, and with that, you live all your life.

You can be Eastern or Burmese or what have you, but the function of the body and the awareness of the body results in dance and you become a dancer, not just a human being.

Did you play by the rules and work hard but feel empty and unfulfilled? It's because you were lied to.

Character building begins in our infancy and continues until death.

Let us begin to understand the argument. There is a solution to everything: Science.

I need something different [roles], always something just slightly different, that pushes you and challenges you.

Hip-hop was created out of necessity. We needed to create some digitized things to help us understand what we were feeling.

They're talking about things of which they don't have the slightest understanding, anyway. It's only because of their stupidity that they're able to be so sure of themselves.

In missionary work, as in all else, preparation precedes power. Encouragement to prepare while still very young can make a tremendous difference.

I've always been very sensible with money.

Authentic success is being so grateful for the many blessings bestowed on you and yours that you can share your portion with others.

The press, the pulpit, and the stage, Conspire to censure and expose our age.