The arts are an integral part of the city's economic progress.

Friday night is our date night. We really carve out time for each other.

Treasure the things about you that make you different and unique.

When I grow up I am going to be a ballerina. I will be in Giselle. It will be so much fun being a ballerina.

Surround yourself with people who provide you with support and love and remember to give back as much as you can in return.

Even if I had nothing to do with the Canada Council, I'd be praying for it.

Talent will only take you so far, and it is your ability to feel the music and explore a movement that will bring you the greatest pleasure in dance.

What's a dancer's worst enemy? Sometimes it's age, but sometimes it's the dancer themselves.

There's nothing like the force and challenge of a new ballet to galvanize everyone involved in bringing it to life.

I know how demanding the process of creation is.

Like everyone else, I want to go on dancing forever, but I know the day is going to come when I will have to be doing something else.

No one dies pre-maturely. As is meant, happens naturally.

It's not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.

I simply scraped together all my experience and put it into the sport.

We still get those kind of cats coming out to our shows. Once you're into it, you're into it for a lifetime.

Pride is what you can afford or think you can afford.

One is most dishonest to one's god: he is not allowed to sin.

When creating great experiences, it's not so much about doing what users expect. Instead, it's about creating a design that clearly meets their needs at the instant they need it.

You need to be sharp the whole race, and eventually you start getting mentally tired and make little mistakes over and over.

The way we regard death is critical to the way we experience life. When your fear of death changes, the way you live your life changes.

A lot of people think big business in America is a bad thing. I think it's a really good thing. Most people in business are ethical, hard-working, good people. And it's a meritocracy.