Doing is better than not doing, and if you do something badly you'll learn to do it better.

Ultimately there is no such thing as failure. There are lessons learned in different ways.

Generosity is luck going in the opposite direction, away from you. If you're generous to someone, if you do something to help him out, you are in effect making him lucky. This is important. It's like inviting yourself into a community of good fortune.

When you're in a groove, you're not spinning your wheels; you're moving forward in a straight and narrow path without pauses or hitches. You're unwavering, undeviating, and unparalleled in your purpose. A groove is the best place in the world. Because when you are in it, you have the freedom to explore, where everything you question leads you to new avenues and new routes.

Dance is the stepchild of the arts.

I was privileged to be able to study a year with Martha Graham, the last year she was teaching.

There is obviously a power and a truth in action that doesn't lie, which words easily can do.