To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful. This is power, it is glory on earth and it is yours for the taking.

No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently.

The truest expression of a people is in its dances and its music. Bodies never lie.

Then I did the simplest thing in the world. I leaned down... and kissed him. And the world cracked open.

A good education is usually harmful to a dancer. A good calf is better than a good head.

Who am I?, the artist asks. And he devotes his whole life to finding out.

Many other women have kicked higher, balanced longer, or turned faster. These are poor substitutes for passion.

The choreographic process is exhausting. It happens on one's feet after hours of work, and the energy required is roughly the equivalent of writing a novel and winning a tennis match simultaneously.

Dancers aren't made of their technique, but their passion.

Find the passion. It takes great passion and great energy to do anything creative. I would go so far as to say you can't do it without that passion.

The creative urge is the demon that will not accept anything second rate.

Failure is only a temporary fall. You must rise up any time you fall.

The key to the future in an aging society is not found in increasing just our life span we need to increase our health span at the same time.

I don't know that cell phones are dangerous. But I don't know that they are safe.

I don't wear particular designers. I wear whoever fits me well.

What can I say?" I grinned. I have a magic touch when it comes to animals." Daphne snorted. "You're touched in the head is more like it.

I've never had an easy relationship with critics. I hold a lot of homicide in my heart. If this was another time, I'd be packing a piece.

If you are left with only one piece of homespun,wear it with dignity

I don't know that we're really going to need a label for the things we're thinking about doing next.

Let your customers say, 'Well, here I am,' while you say, 'There you are!'.

There's a big difference between not settling and not starting.