Dance constitutes a true recapturing of... freedom and childish play.

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

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.

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.

Self Love is about seeing yourself through your own eyes.

You said it was a sacrifice. Coming from me, it's a gift.

Making movies is controlled anarchy, chaos.

Religion Has made an honest woman of the supernatural, And we won't have it kicking over the traces again.

I always begin with a character or characters, and then try to think up as much action for them as possible.

Another qualification of success is that we not only bring harmonious and beneficial results to ourselves, but also share those benefits with others.

We must try to contribute joy to the world.

A lot of my identity as an Aboriginal person is about family.

In every object there is inexhaustible meaning; the eye sees in it what the eye brings means of seeing.

Military pay has been allowed to lag behind to the point where career enlisted men with families to feed have been forced to resort to food stamps.