Dance is the hidden langauge of the soul, of the body.

Our arms start from the back because they were once wings.

Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.

The body says what words cannot.

Movement never lies. It is a barometer telling the state of the soul's weather to all who can read 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.

The body is a sacred garment. It's your first and last garment; it is what you enter life in and what you depart life with, and it should be treated with honor.

Misery is a communicable disease.

Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are great because of their passion.

No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a strange, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others.

All that is important is this one moment in movement. Make the moment important, vital, and worth living. Do not let it slip away unnoticed and unused.

The love of nature begins with the love for God

Did you recently turn into a jerk or have you been one since birth?

I buried Joel on our 48th anniversary. I had been with her since I was 16.

I think Obama has redefined the Democratic Party. It used to be the party of acid, amnesty, and abortion, and now it's surrender, socialism, and subprime mortgages.

I think that an act of love is immortal; once tendered, it can never really be taken back.

I'm not the greatest boyfriend, but I'm not a creep. It's more like I'm... absent-minded.

Hope and fear cannot occupy the same space. Invite one to stay.

It is reported that about 30% of the world's population is unemployed. That's worse than the Great Depression, but it's now an international phenomenon.

Artists who write songs... what they're going through usually comes through in their music.

Crankish attacks on the freedom to read are common at present. When backed and coordinated by organized groups, they become sinister.