But if you never did anything you couldn't undo you'd end up doing nothing at all.

The very thing that attracts you to someone can end up putting you off.

You know why I like to talk to you, Delia? You never interrupt with your experiences. Not jiggling your foot till you get a chance to jump in with your life history.

Why wasn't there an etiquette book for runaway wives?

Shyness is a luxury reserved for those who are above the poverty line. To a beggar, being shy is deadly.

It was then I saw thy mother, and loved her, and took her away in my secret heart.

When the opportunity to choreograph came up, it was nothing more in my head but an opportunity. Then it suddenly became a career very quickly.

You can't really control what people think. You can't really worry about what they think, and attitude is really the one to have.

Nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks. Fall forward. Every failed experiment is one step closer to success.

When you are not practicing, remember, someone somewhere is practicing, and when you meet him he will win.

It's fine to pretend that people are one-dimensional, like in body size; the problem comes when you forget that you are just pretending.

Hell, I'm an old man. I'm 70 years old. I'm supposed to be sitting on a rocking chair watching the sunset.

Feminism is the best thing to come out of the '60's.

Never waste a crisis.