Fred Astaire

"I'm inspired by the people around me."

"The journey is more important than the destination."

"I believe in pushing my limits."

"Life teaches you to be humble."

"I'm most grateful for the love of those close to me."

"You have to embrace change to grow."

"The hardest thing to do is nothing at all, so I keep moving."

"I have no desire to prove anything by dancing. I have never used it as an outlet or a means of expressing myself. I just dance."

"Don't think, do. Thinking will only hold you back from what you're meant to accomplish."

"A fellow has to keep on his toes to keep up with the times."

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function."

"I used to think that if I weren't born to dance, I would have been born to fly."

"You've got to be in love to sing well. If you're not in love, the music comes out flat."

"The more I dance, the more I understand life. Every step teaches me something new."

"Ginger Rogers did everything I did, but backwards and in heels."

"There are times when I think that dancing is the only honest thing left in the world."

"I don't want people who want to dance with me to think I'm looking down on them."

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do, and I love dancing."

"In life, you have to learn to fall gracefully, just like in dancing."

"Time is the only thing money can't buy, so spend it wisely in the dance."

"I learned from my mistakes early, which taught me to move forward without regret."

"The stage was my sanctuary, where I could be completely free."

"Good rhythm is the heartbeat of the soul."

"You must commit fully to each movement, or the audience will sense your doubt."

"Dancing with a partner teaches you everything about trust."

"I never danced to entertain myself, always for the joy of the audience."

"The music doesn't lie; your body either follows truth or pretends."

"What matters most is the connection between dancer and music, nothing else."

"I've learned that perfection is less important than passion."

"Every mistake on stage becomes a memory to learn from."