If you dance, you dance because you have to. Every dancer hurts, you know.

I used to want the words 'She tried' on my tombstone. Now I want 'She did it.'

I don't think Ed Sullivan had anything to do with Carib Song.

I always believed that if you set out to be successful, then you already were.

When you have faith in something, it’s your reason to be alive and to fight for it.

We weren't pushing Black is beautiful. We just showed it.

You dance because you have to. Dance is an essential part of life that has always been with me.

I wasn't concerned about the hardships because I always felt I was doing what I had to do, what I wanted to do and what I was destined to do.

In knowing how to overcome little things, a centimeter at a time, gradually when bigger things come, you're prepared.

A creative person has to #‎ create .

I really think that aside from admiring my talent you really admire me as a person and as a woman.

It's hard to say. Sometimes people have had terrible childhoods. And sometimes they just haven't found their special place in life. And sometimes they're dogs from hell and must be destroyed.

The taste of love is always amazing

Not know it was hard

My generation of Canadians grew up believing that if we were very good or very smart or both we would some day graduate from Canada.

Malaysia is a country unlike any other: Full of promise and fragility. Its history, cultural and religious diversity make it a rich, compelling and surprising land.

I assemble stories-me and a hundred million other people-at the sentence level. Not by coming up with a sweeping story line.

Attitude is the difference between ordeal and adventure

Spiritual Intelligence represents our drive for meaning and connection with the infinite.

I admire Mark Zuckerberg... for not selling out, for wanting to make a company. I admire that a lot.

My father was a great fan of the horses. His only regret was that I never ran in the Grand National.