What people in the world think of you is really none of your business.

Dance is the hidden language of the soul

There is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost.

I feel that the essence of dance is the expression of man–the landscape of his soul. I hope that every dance I do reveals something of myself or some wonderful thing a human can be.

All that is important is this one moment in movement. Make the moment important, vital, and worth living. Do not let it slip away unnoticed and unused.

The unique must be fulfilled.

Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can

Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.

I have heard stories that it was love at first sight for both of us, that we disappeared to a guest room at Merle’s house, had our meals sent up, and didn’t emerge for several...

People have asked me why I chose to be a dancer. I did not choose. I was chosen to be a dancer, and with that, you live all your life.

I believe that we learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living, the principles are the same. In each, it is the...

You can be Eastern or Burmese or what have you, but the function of the body and the awareness of the body results in dance and you become a dancer, not just a human being.

There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if...

At the time I started in ballet they were dancing ‘The Spirit of Champagne’ on pointe, in Paris. I thought, ‘I don’t want to dance the spirit of champagne, I want to drink it!

Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are great because of their passion.

The only sin is mediocrity.