The past is not dead; it is not even past. People live on inner time; the moment in which a decisive thought or feeling takes place can be at any time. Timeless feelings are common to all of us.

We are all of us, unique - each a unique pattern of creativity and if we do not fulfill it, it is lost for all time.

I use the words gods and goddesses principally, I think, to mean beautiful bodies - bodies that are absolute instruments. And I believe in discipline, I believe in a very definite technique.

In a dancer, there is a reverence for such forgotten things as the miracle of the small beautiful bones and their delicate strength.

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

The body is shaped, disciplined, honored, and in time, trusted.

Nobody cares if you can't dance well.