“Body adornments show that we're aware of our bodies and expect others to be aware as well.”

“The mind's first step to self-awareness must be through the body.”

“So as long as you can forget your body you are happy and the moment you begin to be aware of your body, you are wretched. So if civilization is any good, it has to help us forget our bodies, and then time passes happily without our knowing it. Help us get rid of our bodies altogether.”

“Those of you who are not aware of my brilliant career as a stand up comic, I'm not aware of it either so we might well wonder what we're doing here.”

“You can be Eastern or Burmese or what have you, but the function of the body and the awareness of the body results in dance and you become a dancer, not just a human being. ”

“She was aware that in love even the most passionate idealism will not rid the body's surface of its terrible, basic importance.”