44 Quotes by Alvin Ailey

There was still no likelihood that we could make a living from dance. We were doing it because we loved it... We realized how full we felt; we were surrounded by music and dancing and joy.

Sometimes you feel bad about yourself when there's no reason to.

I am trying to show the world that we are all human beings and that color is not important. What is important is the quality of our work.

Dance is for everybody. I believe that the dance came from the people and that it should always be delivered back to the people.

One of the worst things about racism is what it does to young people.

One of the processes of your life is to constantly break down that inferiority, to constantly reaffirm that I Am Somebody.

Lena Horne is the sweetest and most adorable woman in the world.

Choreography is mentally draining, but there's a pleasure in getting into the studio with the dancers and the music.

If you live in the elite world of dance, you find yourself in a world rife with racism. Let's face it.