I was obsessed with Chubby Checker and old dances, like the twist.

I personally love to run outdoor fitness trails. I love the meditative value I get when out alone, challenging myself to run faster and higher.

The only thing that I have is the truth, so the only thing I fear is a lie.

'Saturday Night Fever,' Paula Abdul, 'Fame,' Debbie Allen... all affected me and the generation before me.

I'm a tough coach, but on the other side of that is me telling them to go all out, "because you're great, because I don't want you to fail, because you were born to do this and you have a dream."

I believe it's extremely important to include some other type of fitness activity in your training, so cross training will help you to avoid injury when you are dancing.

You are absolutely enough the way you are.

For me, a dancer is part of an artist’s entertainment - “backup dancer” isn’t even in my vocabulary.

I was very disenchanted in the industry for a long time before I met GaGa. Everyone wanted a "Single Ladies" for their artist, or a Puffy move.

Everyone has the notion that hip-hop is messy and loose, but there's also another level to it.

Artist development is something that I've been passionate about from my days at Uptown and Motown Records.

The truth is always something that is told, not something that is known. If there were no speaking or writing, there would be no truth about anything. There would only be what is.

Don't be afraid if your idea is crazy, because good things come from crazy ideas. (p. 96)

Contra: Why don't you trust me honey? Wait, rather I doubt that you are in a going around.

If a man would reap praise, you must sow the seeds, gentle words and useful deeds.

When somebody says to you the real USC is in L.A., tell them we were a school before they were a state.

Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.

The one strongest, most important part of my game is that I want to be the best. I won't accept anything less that that. My ability to concentrate and work toward hat goal has been my greatest asset.

Only fools seek power, and the greatest fools seek it through force.

If there were no nobodies, The somebodies would not have anybody, To convince that they were somebody, Except some other somebody, Who would not be convinced anyway.

Any fool can steer a ship, sir. Its just knowing where to take it.