I started dancing before I could talk. Other babies learn to stand and then walk - I just danced.

I'm a sucker for turquoise sea, white beaches and palm trees. I've been to the tropics every year since I could afford it. It's the perfect place to unwind. I can chill out, read, do a bit of yoga.

When people feel threatened by you, they find something that is belittling.

My parents wanted me to work in a bank or as an accountant.

When people speak their own language you get a much better sense of who they are.

When it came to the stylish and graceful art of ballroom dancing, my dad was a king of the clubs, a prowling tiger and a wonderfully natural mover.

I'm not romantic at all. I'm a moaner. I should be on Grumpy Old Men. I'm terrible.

It's horrible how money and fame can make you acceptable while, if you're not famous or rich, you're not acceptable.

I think a lot of people have a vision of L.A. in which TV executives and movie directors plan their latest productions by the swimming pool.

I like to read about subjects unrelated to my work, especially history.

I'm with people all the time so I often go away on my own.

He stood at the edge of town feeling very small, powerless. Night in the mountains could do that to you, reminding you of your place in the world and laughing at any sense of self-importance.

Multiplying my age by 2 in my head/I'm a grandfather. Or Dead.

If you thought better of me, you would not be so surprised

Only that thing is free which exists by the necessities of its own nature, and is determined in its actions by itself alone.

No matter what trials we face, Christ never leaves us. He is with us every step of the way!

Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating. Youngsters need good models more than they need critics. It's one of a parent's greatest responsibilities and opportunities.

It takes a lot of energy and a lot of neurosis to write a novel. If you were really sensible, you'd do something else.

The only way we will ever reduce the debt and balance the budget is if America beats Washington and tea party activists take over this process.

Determine what specific goal you want to achieve. Then dedicate yourself to its attainment with unswerving singleness of purpose, the trenchant zeal of a crusader.

One Galileo in two thousand years is enough.