I thought I'm going to die. So why can't I do everything? And what is this idea that I worked all day yesterday, so I'm tired today? I've never believed that.I thought, "Just suppose I could choreograph a ballet." And I did it. Suppose I could teach dance at the theater in Cleveland. And I did it. Suppose I could sing for a living - that I could stop these two jobs as a waitress and a salesperson.

Modesty is a learned affectation. And as soon as life slams the modest person against the wall, that modesty drops.

If you're a human being, you can attempt to do what other human beings have done. We don't understand talent any more than we understand electricity.

I believe in living a poetic life, an art full life. Everything we do from the way we raise our children to the way we welcome our friends is part of a large canvas we are creating.

You can never go home again, but the truth is you can never leave home, so it's all right.

Being a woman is hard work.

Success is loving life and daring to live it.