The gift of words is the gift of deception and illusion.

In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.

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.

We often discover what will do by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery.

Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish.

The future is something which every one reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.

Religion and art spring from the same root and are close kin. Economics and art are strangers.

All satire is blind to the forces liberated by decay. Which is why total decay has absorbed the forces of satire.

Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.

You cant have a plan for your day, til you have a plan for your life.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

I am not now That which I have been.

I do not argue with obstinate men. I act in spite of them.

A friend doesn't go on a diet because you are fat.

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

When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself.

Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.

Dare to risk public criticism.

Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.

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.

I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.