Strong and convincing art has never arisen from theories.

If I could say with words what my dances express, I wouldn’t have a reason to dance.

In all my unhappiness I was moving, and suddenly, this moving became an expression, a speaking out

Art is communication spoken by man for humanity in a language raised above the everyday happening.

The dance grew into a colorful flower bouquet which caught and contained the glow of sun-happy summer days, the secret of star-studded nights, and the wistful sweetness of overcast and rainy hours.

It only takes a split second to smile and forget, yet to someone that needed it, it can last a lifetime.

We all have a dual nature, some of us are just better able to control the energy we expend on each part of it." Lessons for an Urban Goddess

So sad is this that nigh to all are ignorant to the pain and death caused by the hands of evil.

If God does not give you something you ask for wait on Him. He will speak with you tenderly and sympathetically about the matter until you yourself understand that He cannot grant your prayer.

Bathtubs, pools, water - to me, it's a very essential part of being grounded and sensual and feeling yourself.

The people in your life are important. Meaningful relationships with those people are very important.

'Taxi Driver' was the best thing that ever happened to me, and I didn't become a weirdo and squawk like a chicken.

Not living in L.A. gives me a different perspective. I'm not so caught up in the daily process of self-congratulations that's out there.

I have to get way more vocal and become a little bit less mysterious.

It's very easy to start a war but the muftah, as the Arabs say, the key to switch off a war, is very difficult to find.