I guess the only jewels of my life were the pictures I…

How much more beautiful would be the world and the society in which we live if...every mother regarded her children as the jewels of…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

Dancing in Tijuana when I was 13 — that was my 'summer camp.' How else do you think I could keep up with Fred…

— Rita Hayworth

“A good name is seldom regained. When character is gone, all is gone, and one of the richest jewels of life is lost.”

— Anonymous

“She'd always imagined an autumn wedding: russet leaves and black velvets and dancing to Fred Astaire.”

— Hazel Gaynor

Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor - those were my idols. All I ever wanted to be was a motion picture song-and-dance man. I…

— Ken Berry

Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels.

— Faith Whittlesey

Did any artist ever bring more pure joy to more people than Fred Astaire?

— Jack Kroll

I thought Fred Astaire was the most chic man. I loved the way he dressed. Never mind his dancing, which was beyond - he…

— Polly Allen Mellen

Fred Astaire was my dream dancer.

— Debbie Reynolds

I wish I was born in that era: dancing with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, going to work at the studio dressed in beautiful…

— Catherine Zeta-Jones

If Fred Astaire is the Cary Grant of dance, I'm the Marlon Brando.

— Gene Kelly

I felt Michael Jackson was inspired a little bit more from the elegance of a Fred Astaire. Michael loved Sammy Davis, Jr. and James…

— Kenny Ortega

“Sure, [Fred Astaire] was great, but don't forget that Ginger Rogers did everything that he did… backwards and in high heels.”

— Robert Thaves

Obviously, Fred Astaire was a legend. I've tried to copy some of his movements.

— Scott Moir

As a dancer, obviously, we are all inspired by Michael Jackson, and I always looked up to Gene Kelly. He was a bigger version…

— Maksim Chmerkovskiy