You and I are but specks of that rhythmic urge which is Brahma, which is Allah, which is God.

I see dance being used as communication between body and soul, to express what it too deep to find for words.

I believe that my whole creative life stemmed from this magic hour under the stars on that hilltop.

I have lived so long because in those moments when I am dancing, I am beyond time and space.

We have the capacity to receive messages from the stars and the songs of the night winds.

Right here where you and I stand, we shall behold a true and radiant world. In that world, we shall dance only our divine essence.

It is this mission of the dancer to contribute to the betterment of all mankind.

I want to dance always, to be good and not evil, and when it is all over not to have the feeling that I might have done better.

As we rise higher in the understanding of ourselves, the national and racial dissonances will be forgotten in the universal rhythms of Truth and Love

I see the dance being used as a means of express what is too deep, too fine for words.

We should realize in a vivid and revolutionary sense that we are not in our bodies but our bodies are in us.

He said a man should always have to work hard to win a woman's heart, because when he gets it, it's worth it, and he'll never take it for granted.

Life is about execution rather than purpose.

Sister Maria Martinez whom I believe I've mentioned before has been giving me cooking classes. Today I learned how to bake mean banana bread. The secret apparently is half a cup of dark rum.

My past is my shadow, it follows me everywhere I go. Well, all those things come from when I had no other choice. They put my back against the wall. I do what I gotta do.

I feel nervous because I revere [Zadie Smith] so much. I don't want to be stupid. If I say something stupid, just interrupt me.

It is funny the two things most men are proudest of is the thing that any man can do and doing does in the same way, that is being drunk and being the father of their son.

I'm so spoiled - I must have a Starbucks vanilla latte every day.

I'm playin' the music I like.

Until he gives you a reason not to trust him, behave as though you trust him.

The superiority of the American system is eloquently proved by the pressure of people who want to crash our borders.