If Fred Astaire is the Cary Grant of dance, I'm the Marlon Brando.

You dance love, and you dance joy, and you dance dreams.

I didn't want to move or act like a rich man. I wanted to dance in a pair of jeans. I wanted to dance like the man in the streets.

I got started dancing because I knew it was one way to meet girls.

Any man who looks like a sissy while dancing is just a lousy dancer.

My mother had gotten a job as a receptionist at a dancing school and had the idea that we should open our own dancing school; we did, and it prospered.

Fred Astaire represented the aristocracy, I represented the proletariat.

When Ginger Rogers danced with Astaire, it was the only time in the movies when you looked at the man, not the woman.

The way I look at a musical, you are commenting on the human condition no matter what you do. A musical may be light and frivolous, but by its very nature, it makes some kind of social comment.

I took it as it came and it happened to be very nice.

I never wanted to be a dancer. It's true! I wanted to be a shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

It is important for women to do something about what they see.

The long sadness of winter was finally in retreat.

Wow, I didn’t even hesitate to call her my girlfriend. That’s a first.

It's not who, it's when

May God so fill us today with the heart of Christ that we may glow with the divine fire of holy desire.

Five years from now, 10 years from now, there's going to be a huge Islamic population in the world, they're going to be nationalistic, they're going to be religious, and they're going to be militant.

In every moment, the Universe is whispering to you. You're constantly surrounded by signs, coincidences, and synchronicities , all aimed at propelling you in the direction of your destiny.

Hospitality should have no other nature than love.

If I lead the field in any way, it is in the area of curricula development, study guides and other teaching materials.

Hardships drive some people apart. Others, like us, grow even closer.