Flatley Quotes & Sayings

Chaykin's Shadow is a modern legend at his best. — Rick Remender

Since I was a kid, I've been a dancer, and, of course, I'll always be a dancer till the day I die. — Michael Flatley

What if you were a doctor and had a patient who demanded that you stop all the silly hand-washing in preparation for surgery because it was taking too much time? 2 Clearly the patient is the boss; and yet the doctor should absolutely refuse to comply. Why? Because the doctor knows more than the patient about the risks of disease and infection. It would be unprofessional (never mind criminal) for the doctor to comply with the patient. So too it is unprofessional for programmers to bend to the will of managers who don't understand the risks of making messes. — Anonymous

Morgan," he says, his voice quiet as he whispers my name. My name. "Open your eyes, baby. — J.M. Darhower

I wasn't even sure I'd be able to walk. I couldn't even go outside. Maybe I was just burnt crisp from the gruelling schedule I had been keeping for years. — Michael Flatley

Life isn't about the number of times you're knocked down, it's about the number of times you get back up. — Michael Flatley

I'm proud of my Irish heritage and culture and this show will feature a lot of Irish dancing. — Michael Flatley

I'll try anything once, most things twice. — Michael Flatley

My dancers are the real stars, — Michael Flatley

I don't believe that when you are 25 you are over the hill. Fifty is the new 30. — Michael Flatley

If I never do another show, I'll die a happy man. — Michael Flatley

You're out on stage, the music is blaring, the crowd is screaming, the lights are flashing, your heart is pumping, the sweat is flying, and it's the greatest feeling in the whole world. — Michael Flatley

I attempt all day, at work, not to think about what lies ahead, but this costs me so much effort that there is nothing left for my work. I handle telephone calls so badly that after a while the switchboard operator refuses to connect me. So I had better say to myself, Go ahead and polish the silverware beautifully, then lay it out ready on the sideboard and be done with it. Because I polish it in my mind all day long - this is what torments me (and doesn't clean the silver). — Lydia Davis

Ideally if I settled down with a wife I would love to form my own troupe of mini dancers! — Michael Flatley

I feel like a tiger right now. There's nothing impossible if you get up and work for it. — Michael Flatley

I would rather be having a burger and beers with my mates but I can't do that when I know I've got to dance. — Michael Flatley

When's the last time you walked by a pub in Dublin and heard Irish music? When's the last time you ordered a coffee and heard an Irish accent? — Michael Flatley

Whenever I hear, 'It can't be done,' I know I'm close to success. — Michael Flatley

I don't like nouvelle cuisine, too small bits. I like to have a nice wine, nice pasta, tomatoes. — Luca Cordero Di Montezemolo

Anything is possible. I've got a few more miles in me. I'm not going to feel sorry for myself. — Michael Flatley

I'm not an egomaniac like a lot of people say. But I am the world's best dancer, that's for sure. — Michael Flatley

I'm at a stage in my life when I want a wife and a family. — Michael Flatley

I've learned one thing-people who know the least anyways seem to know it the loudest. — Al Capp

I'm the Lord of the Dance! F-k Michael Flatley, it's me! — Denis Leary

Am I arrogant? I've been arrogant, sure; everybody's been arrogant. — Kevin Spacey

Follow your dreams, because you wouldn't want it so bad if you couldn't have it. The universe gives you these dreams because you can have them. If you're willing to work for it, you can have anything you want. — Michael Flatley

Promise me you will appreciate every moment because we are the lucky ones — Michael Flatley

It has always been my dream and ambition to introduce Irish dancing to the world. — Michael Flatley

Celtic Tiger portrays the oppression of a people and the tiger symbolises the awakening of their Spirit and their struggle for freedom. Celtic Tiger is my finest work to date. Budapest is one of my favourite cities in the world and I can think of no greater place to preview my new show. — Michael Flatley

I can go back to when I was six years old. I was always getting in trouble for dreaming, and the things I got in trouble for dreaming then are the things I'm doing today. — Michael Flatley