Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

One of the great penalties those of us who live our lives in full view of the public must pay is the loss of that most cherished birthright of man's, privacy.

Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.

You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit.

The cure for boredom is curiosity.There is no cure for curiosity.

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire.

Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

Everything beautiful has a mark of eternity.

That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.

Rhyme, that enslaved queen, that supreme charm of our poetry, that creator of our meter.

I recommend that the Statue of Liberty be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the west coast.

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.

Pretty much, Apple and Dell are the only ones in this industry making money. They make it by being Wal-Mart. We make it by innovation.

I don't do drugs, I am drugs

I sound my barbaric yawp over the rooftops of the world.

Enthusiasm... the sustaining power of all great action.

Show love, compassion, protection & generosity to those who depend on you – in fact, to everyone.

Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.

Hollywood brides keep the bouquets and throw away the grooms.

Anything that makes weak - physically, intellectually and spiritually, reject it as poison.