I wanted to inspire every little girl who wants to be a dancer to fire their imagination about the joys of being on the stage.

It's very easy to become selfish and narrow-minded and see ballet as the only thing in life, but there's lots more.

You have to be able to cut off from the ballet and relax, or you have anxiety dreams at night, worrying about what you're going to dance the next day, going over every little detail.

Ballet is quite unnatural on the joints. My body is just worn. My joints are 10 years older than me.

Being a mother has made my life complete.

I've achieved everything I've wanted to achieve, so I'm not scared of failure. I never gave up, however bad the injuries got.

We only open a couple of presents on Christmas morning we're all about the stockings - we even get them for the dogs!

I've always been quite famous for my nose.

A teacher's not going to bother being tough on you for no reason it's when they're not paying you attention that you should worry.

For me, in my life, dyslexia has been a little bit of a blessing. It helped me find my strength and directed me towards what I really wanted to do.

For every dancer, no matter how amazing your career, there's more to life than ballet. Being adored by your audience, it's only part of the story.

Stay strong in spirit, be patient and you will overcome any situation.

Withdrawing back is like ending school withouth examination which means your not tested to face the professional aimed at. Never get back on the aimed forward processes.

Mountains appear more lofty the nearer they are approached but great men resemble them not in this particular.

A creative train of thought is set off by: the unexpected, the unknown, the accidental, the disorderly, the absurd, the impossible.

Still, it doesn't do to murder people, no matter how offensive they may be.

We have the best congressmen that money can buy.

Is it me? Is it like I have a beacon that only dogs and men with severe emotional problems can hear?

I think the word 'blog' is an ugly word. I just don't know why people can't use the word 'journal.'

The world looks at ministers out of the pulpit to know that they mean in it.

We can’t survive alone, but even if we could, we wouldn't want to.