Obligation is a flimsy base for creativity, way down the list behind passion, courage, instinct, and the desire to do something great.

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

I have not wanted to intimidate audiences. I have not wanted my dancing to be an elitist form. That doesn't mean I haven't wanted it to be excellent.

Ultimately there is no such thing as failure. There are lessons learned in different ways.

Our ability to grow is directly proportional to an ability to entertain the uncomfortable.

No one is born with skill. It is developed through exercise, through repetition, through a blend of learning and reflection that's both painstaking and rewarding. And it takes time.

If you only do what you know and do it very, very well, chances are that you won't fail. You'll just stagnate, and your work will get less and less interesting, and that's failure by erosion

You don't get into the mood to create – it's discipline.

Life is about moving, it’s about change. And when things stop doing that they’re dead.

More often than not I've found, a rut is a consequence of sticking to tried and tested methods that don't take into account how you or the world has changed.

If art is the bridge between what you see in your mind and what the world sees, then skill is how you build that bridge.

An exceptional woman with all the desired qualities exists only in a man's imagination.

Leadership - leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses.

Is it not so that a son what is bad to his mother is bad to his wife?

Nothing so dates an era as its conception of the future.

To keep on going, you have to keep up the rhythm.

Got to die of something," Giraldi observed. "Might as well put back a few pints while you wait to see what it is.

How many million more souls are to pass into eternity without having heard the name of Jesus?

The great promise of Scripture is that every day is a day that's worth rejoicing in.

Runnin' this game for five years, guess that's why my feet hurt.

What I love about my daughter is that she is going to definitely allow me and force me to change my life and slow down and make it more about the real things in the world.