All that spirits desire, spirits attain.

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

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

Until we're educating every kid in a fantastic way, until every inner city is cleaned up, there is no shortage of things to do.

I am not now That which I have been.

I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.

Fashion changes, but style endures.

Be that self which one truly is.

By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.

Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people of moderate means to observe how little a big fortune contributes to Beauty.

Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.

Comedy is acting out optimism.

So many women just don't know how great they really are. They come to us all vogue outside and vague on the inside.

In the intellectual order, the virtue of humility is nothing more nor less than the power of attention.

Go on, get out. Last words are for fools who haven't said enough.

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.

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.

I can bear any pain as long as it has meaning.

It ain't over 'til it's over.