A brand-new pair of toe shoes presents itself to us as an enemy with a will of its own that must be tamed.

To live and to laugh require a reason. But dancing is so close to one's guts that it has no reason and yet it needs none; it's physical, and as a source of good cheer it is end endless.

Dancing may not be the perfect substitute for love, human love, but it certainly requires all the time and thought and energy that could otherwise be dedicated to love.

A toe shoe is as eccentric as the ballerina who wears it: their marriage is a commitment.

We live only to dance. If living were not an essential prerequisite, we would abstain.

Some of us have little spiritual vitality because we fail to feed on Christ day by day. Over time, we become spiritually anorexic.

Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don't rush. Be quick, but don't hurry.

When I joined Small Faces, we occasionally would bump into The Who. And Keith Moon and I became firm pals.

O, it's enough to be on your way. It's enough just to cover ground. It's enough to be moving on. Home: better build it behind your eyes. Carry it in your heart, Safe among your own.

I think it's keeping a surprise element, so that the audience never gets ahead of you. I like to pull the rug out from audiences, I don't like for them to think they know what's happening next.

For my generation I must have the oracles of God in fresh terms.

When I got divorced, I thought 'Well, there goes my act.'

Being very rich as far as I am concerned is having a margin. The margin is being able to give.

Without faith, you have nothing. You cannot be saved without it. You cannot be healed without it.

Sadly, some folks want others to feel their pain, to hurt as much as they do-or more. My grandmother once told me to avoid colds and angry people whenever I could. It's sound advice.