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

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" I would have to challenge the term, modern dance. I don't really use that term in relation to my work. I simply think of it as dancing. I think of it as moving. "

" I often say that in making dances I can make a world where I think things are done morally, done democratically, done honestly. "

" If you're speaking of love, you really must include the element of uncertainty - and perhaps it's best approached as the art of constant maintenance. "

" My own physicality, not an abstract idea, makes me a choreographer. "

" The only way to know the truth of a movement is to do it on your own body. "

" I think people want very much to simplify their lives enough so that they can control the things that make it possible to sleep at night. "

" I had always seen myself as a star; I wanted to be a galaxy. "

" I think Tolstoy had an unbelievably complicated relationship with women. "

" Everyone has a talent. It's simply a question of good discipline, of the good fortune to have an education that meshes with that talent, and a lot of luck. "

" With each piece I've completed I have worked to make it intact, and each of them has been an equal high. It's like children. A mother refuses to pick out one as a favorite, and I can't do any better with the dances. "

" I am fairly concise when I work and I work quickly because I think work is done better in a high gear than done our in a gear when everyone's exhausted. Get focused, do it! "

" To make real change, you have to be well anchored - not only in the belief that it can be done, but also in some pretty real ways about who you are and what you can do. "

" Dance is the most fundamental of all art forms. "

" The content and thematic materials of dance is, of itself, like boxing. You play tennis and baseball. But boxing is not a sport you play: you stand up and do it. "

" I used to say to myself, 'Well, in the old days everybody danced because they loved to dance, and there was none of this professional garbage going on about how much can you get for this or that or the other, or any of the kinds of things that insecurity can sometimes promote. Sometimes it's for the wrong reasons.' "

" The ballet needs to tell its own story in such a way it can be received without having to be translated into language. "

" I don't think politicians should be allowed into power who are not familiar with their bodies, because that's where our bottom line is. And I know that they would make totally different decisions if they felt responsible simply for their own bodies. "

" I see dance as glue for a community. "

" What we want from modern dance is courage and audacity. "

" I'm not one who divides music, dance or art into various categories. Either something works, or it doesn't. "

" Nothing is more terrifying to me, really, than the status quo. I'll make mistakes before I keep doing something the same way. "

" Balzac loved courtesans. They were independent women, and in the 19th century, that was a breed that was just evolving. "

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

" I think a sense of humor will help get a girl out of a dark place. "

" I've always found it necessity to strip away everything but the most fundamental ways to work - the rest is style. "

" The formal education that I received made little sense to me. "

" There's this expression called postmodernism, which is kind of silly, and destroys a perfectly good word called modern, which now no longer means anything. "

" I have the wherewithal to challenge myself for my entire life. That's a great gift. "

" A dancer's life is all about repetition. "