The more intense the nature of a man, the more readily will he find meditation, and the more successfully will he practice it.

Tell me thy company, and I shall tell thee what thou art.

We can't become what we need to be by remaining what we are.

When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.

We must not always talk in the market-place of what happens to us in the forest.

I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.

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

I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.

A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone.

Freedom lies in being bold.

If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'

My government will be open. Anyone found guilty of corruption will be dealt with in accordance with the law. If you are corrupt you will have to hang your boots.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.

A lot of people don't realize that depression is an illness. I don't wish it on anyone, but if they would know how it feels, I swear they would think twice before they just shrug it.

I've always had an obligation to creation, above all.

The cloud is free only to go with the wind. The rain is free only in falling.

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.

Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.

They have formed their own 4-H club - the hopeless, hysterical hypochondriacs of history.

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

A woman can be over dressed but never over elegant.