Do unto those downstream as you would have those upstream do unto you.

I have no idea. People who boast about their IQ are losers.

When you get to a certain age, there is no coming back.

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.

We princes are set as it were upon stages in the sight and view of the world.

Fear may come true that which one is afraid of.

In my ballets, woman is first. Men are consorts. God made men to sing the praises of women. They are not equal to men: They are better.

Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others.

Patriotism is usually stronger than class hatred, and always stronger than internationalism.

It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.

The bat thought I was giving him the kiss of life!

Children show me in their playful smiles the divine in everyone.

There is no real ending. It's just the place where you stop the story.

When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.

Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.

When people start asking you to do the same thing over and over again, that's when you know you're way too close to something that you don't want to be near.

My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.

Learn to give, whether you have plenty or little, whether you are happy or in pain.

A good liar must have a good memory.

I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my opponent says of it: That piece cannot be moved.

A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.