You see, when weaving a blanket, an Indian woman leaves a flaw in the weaving of that blanket to let the soul out.

Freedom to a dancer means discipline. That is what technique is for -- liberation.

I don't try to tell the dancers exactly what a dance means before they do it.

The main thing, of course, always, is the fact that there is only one of you in the world, just one, and if that is not fulfilled then something has been lost. Ambition is not enough; necessity is everything.

Looking at the past is like lolling in a rocking chair. It is so relaxing and you can rock back and forth on the porch, and never go forward.

You see, when weaving a blanket, an Indian woman leaves a flaw in the weaving of that blanket to let the soul out.

Censorship is the height of vanity.