There are hundreds of stories I've heard from black women from my generation, generations before me, and the next, that have never been given an opportunity to fulfill their dreams.

Success is not easy and I think everyone should know that hard work and perseverance and being open to giving back are so much more powerful than stepping all over people to get to the top.

You can do anything you want, even if you are being told negative things.stay strong and find motivation.

The best piece of advice that I remember probably on a daily basis is to accept everything about me that is different. That is what makes me special.

You can dream big and it doesn't matter what you look like, where you come from.

My body is very different from most of the dancers I dance with. My hair is different than most I dance with. But I didn't let that stop me. Black girls rock and can be ballerinas.

The path to your success is not as fixed and inflexible as you think.

You're always working to improve, and you're always being critiqued on your next performance. It's not about what you've done. There's always room to grow.

I just try to approach every opportunity on stage, as if it's my first time and my last time.

I feel like I represent every young dancer, and even non-dancer, who felt they were not accepted by the ballet world. I'd like to think that they can see themselves in me.

There are muscles that we have in our feet that most human beings don't even know that we have. The strength that we have is so detailed.

Europeans condemned Chinese foot binding, but any society that had invented the corset had a lot to answer for.

Everything has changed except the way man thinks (when the hydrogen bomb was exploded)

Wartime CEO is too busy fighting the enemy to read management books written by consultants who have never managed a fruit stand.

Most of modern rock and roll is a product of guilt.

These demands are not open to negotiation or discussion.

I grew up in a working-class Israeli family, which was feminist only in its female-dominated structure.

Progress, not perfection, is what we should be asking of ourselves.

Other people have qualities that may be better than your own. Let them express them.

Never underestimate your life. It is most precious. You never know what talents are hidden within you and what you have to offer to the world!