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I create stars.

I declared bankruptcy, and that was the worst thing I ever should have done.

I didn't have any children of my own.

I was always interested in choreography - in making people think and feel something.

I'm not a bad person.

My mother taught children to love to dance.

As far as the general public is concerned, I always tell people that you need to look like a dance teacher like you're looking for a pediatrician.

I like to work.

I've been in continuing education programs since taking my dance master's exam at age 21.

If a whole bunch of people want to make your life a living hell, they're gonna do it.

I just was never into performing. It's just hard work. It's hard work.

I never wanted to perform and never proclaimed myself to be a performer.

What I'm denying is that I'm this cutthroat financier.

If I could have worked from the time I was born until I was 18 and never had to work again, I would have done it.

I like to choreograph and create and design the costumes and do it all and then step back and watch it and then move on to the next project.

I try to be vegan... I really, really try. I don't eat any red meat, and the whole animal thing really upsets me, so I've tried.

Doing a show for three weeks is nothing like doing a show for seven seasons.

Unfortunately, generations of people have been told by their political leaders that they are more exceptional human beings than the rest of the world - this sense of privilege is incredibly toxic.

Obama's election in 2008 marked a new dawn for hundreds of millions of people looking to an eloquent, constitutional lawyer for 'Hope' and 'Change' in America. However, it quickly became apparent that Obama had little substance beyond the slogans branded by his campaign.

The majority of the wealth of human knowledge is owned by a few publishing companies that hoard information and make billions off licensing fees, although most scholarly articles and journals are paid for by taxpayers through government grants.

I don't even think about tomorrow. I just live today speaking the truth.

The alternative to the corporate media is a renaissance of citizen journalism emerging around world - exploring the different avenues that do exist, like podcasts, to tell whatever story you want to tell.

It's really shocking to see what the military can do, strip you of any personality, turn you into an aggressive, sociopathic sadist before even going into a battlefield.

I was in high school and 9/11 happened. My boyfriend joined the army and I was extremely disgusted with this war fervour.

Words hold tremendous power, and if we don't reclaim our language and start seeing people instead of 'militants,' drone victims instead of 'bug splats,' or natural splendor instead of 'green infrastructure,' then the voiceless are destined to be silenced forever.