Friends die one by one, but so, thank God, do enemies.

No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently.

To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful. This is power, it is glory on earth and it is yours for the taking.

The truest expression of a people is in its dances and its music. Bodies never lie.

Then I did the simplest thing in the world. I leaned down... and kissed him. And the world cracked open.

A good education is usually harmful to a dancer. A good calf is better than a good head.

Who am I?, the artist asks. And he devotes his whole life to finding out.

Many other women have kicked higher, balanced longer, or turned faster. These are poor substitutes for passion.

The choreographic process is exhausting. It happens on one's feet after hours of work, and the energy required is roughly the equivalent of writing a novel and winning a tennis match simultaneously.

Dancers aren't made of their technique, but their passion.

Find the passion. It takes great passion and great energy to do anything creative. I would go so far as to say you can't do it without that passion.

Prime yourself for success and demonstrate to others that you are diligent, reliable, and trustworthy.

Today I forgive all those who have ever offended me. I give my love to all thirsty hearts both to those who love me and to those who do not love me.

Insanity is believing your hallucinations are real. Religion is believing that other peoples' hallucinations are real.

It's a whole different kind of anxiety. But the great thing about doing a theatre job is that once the ball starts rolling you just have to go with it, it's inexorable.

Abstraction is the way to the heart - it is not the heart itself.

Let me guess: you're secretly a wizard who was raised by muggles.

I think if you're a competent actor with a good imagination, and if it's on the page, it makes your job a lot easier.

The best way to come to terms with anything that is out of harmony is never to fear it - that gives it power. Bring good influences to bear upon it; make yourself a good example.

Look for knowledge not in books but in things themselves.

To lapse in fulness Is sorer than to lie for need, and falsehood Is worse in kings than beggars.