When it came to the stylish and graceful art of ballroom dancing, my dad was a king of the clubs, a prowling tiger and a wonderfully natural mover.

I'm a sucker for turquoise sea, white beaches and palm trees. I've been to the tropics every year since I could afford it. It's the perfect place to unwind. I can chill out, read, do a bit of yoga.

When people feel threatened by you, they find something that is belittling.

My parents wanted me to work in a bank or as an accountant.

When people speak their own language you get a much better sense of who they are.

I started dancing before I could talk. Other babies learn to stand and then walk - I just danced.

I'm not romantic at all. I'm a moaner. I should be on Grumpy Old Men. I'm terrible.

It's horrible how money and fame can make you acceptable while, if you're not famous or rich, you're not acceptable.

I think a lot of people have a vision of L.A. in which TV executives and movie directors plan their latest productions by the swimming pool.

I like to read about subjects unrelated to my work, especially history.

I'm with people all the time so I often go away on my own.

What kills leadership growth isn't ignorance, but rather the illusion of knowledge.

Oh I wish that God had not given me what I prayed for! It was not so good as I thought.

It is not easy to tear any event out of the context of the universe in which it occurred without detaching from it some factor that influenced it.

If you're trying to get to profitability by lowering costs as a startup then you are in a very precarious and difficult position. You need to grow through profitability.

It is most difficult to speak when we are ashamed of being silent.

What bliss will fill the ransomed souls, when they in glory dwell, to see the sinner as he rolls, in quenchless flames of hell.

Arbitrary benchmarks cheat kids out of a fulfilling education.

American university presidents are a nervous breed; I have never thought well of them as a class.

Having a newborn you have to teach yourself what patience is or you'll go crazy.

As far as developing a career as an actress, I think it's a fine balance between trying to just work, and also be true to yourself.