Western dance begins with its feet firmly planted on the ground whereas Butoh begins with a dance wherein the dancer tries in vain to find his feet

Even your own arms, deep inside your body feel foriegn to you, feel that they do not belong to you. Here lies an important secret. Butoh's radical essence is hidden here.

The dance of darkness must spout blood into the air, in the name of the experience of evil

There are as many types of Butoh as there are Butoh choreographers.

A true dreamer is one who knows how to navigate in the dark”.

One who smiles rather than angers is always stronger.

Don't wait for writers to be dead to be read

Instead of envying what others have, decide what YOU want out of life and focus on achieving it.

I’m not being weird, you’re being a little rude. Don’t you think as a host, when I say ‘this is what I want to talk about’ that’s what we should address?

Education is the strongest weapon available for restricting the questions people ask, controlling what they think, and ensuring that they get their thoughts 'from above'.

Noise is a buffer, more effective than cubicles or booth walls.

I see somebody dying, I pick him up.

It is better to give than to lend, and it costs about the same.

The only time to buy these is on a day with no 'y' in it.