I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.

Every man's memory is his private literature.

There is nothing more miserable in the world than to arrive in paradise and look like your passport photo.

There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.

No temptation can gravitate to a man unless there is that in his heart which is capable of responding to it.

The future ain't what it used to be.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

I meant what I said and I said what I meant.

You hear a lot of dialogue on the death of the American family. Families aren't dying. They're merging into big conglomerates.

God creates, I do not create. I assemble and I steal everywhere to do it - from what I see, from what the dancers can do, from what others do.

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.

Religion is like a knife: you can either use it to cut bread, or stick in someone's back.

Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.

Common sense is the most widely shared commodity in the world, for every man is convinced that he is well supplied with it.

Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands

The thing I lose patience with the most is the clock. Its hands move too fast

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

If a little is great, and a lot is better, then way too much is just about right!

A good liar must have a good memory.

All is disgust when a man leaves his own nature and does what is unfit.

A person preaches well that lives well.