In a dancer, there is a reverence for such forgotten things as the miracle of the small beautiful bones and their delicate strength.

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.

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

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.

Take bold decisions. Don’t let doubts fumble decisions in your mind and make you confused over them. Pursue what you are convinced to do

My relationship with food is intimate. I don't eat and tell.

Christian children all must be mild, obedient, good as He.

I miss the banter with friends and family, which more often than not takes place within the confines of a decent public house. So I miss the pubs.

I've learnt that if I tell myself I'm not allowed something, I binge on it later. So if I want chocolate, I have chocolate. If I want biscuits, I have biscuits. I love cake. I just love cake.

There are a lot of good arguments for birth control, but as far as terminating a life that has already come into existence, I haven't found any.

My life is what a salmon must feel like. They are always going upstream, against the current.

The reason I became such a successful athlete was my mind was saying that no matter who you put up against me, I am better, I am the best.

God regenerates us and puts us in contact with all his divine resources, but he cannot make us walk according to his will.

I know what Twitter is; I don't use it. I don't use Facebook, so luckily, it does zero to my ego.