For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.

All honor's wounds are self-inflicted.

I've had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it.

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

Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies.

What's with you men? Would hair stop growing on your chest if you asked directions somewhere?

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

Memory... is an internal rumour.

He who surpasses or subdues mankind must look down on the hate of those below.

Being an intellectual creates a lot of questions and no answers.

There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.

Comedy is acting out optimism.

Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.

The lifestyle I`ve been living for the last 30 years, I could have been dead a thousand times.

Courage is grace under pressure.

Your personal nature seeks its paradise.

Delay always breeds danger. To protract a great design is often to ruin it.

It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in a future existence, we shall look upon what we think our present existence, as a dream.

A lie never lives to be old.

True valor lies between cowardice and rashness.

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.