Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.

We princes are set as it were upon stages in the sight and view of the world.

I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights.

Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.

The bat thought I was giving him the kiss of life!

In terms of an identity, an identity reflects an individuality, by definition. And, if there is a quality present, it is recognizable and it can be named. If you can't name it, it means you don't recognize it.

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.

If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.

The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.

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.

One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.

The paranoid is never entirely mistaken.

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.

Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.

An idea is salvation by imagination

Common sense is the most widely shared commodity in the world, for every man is convinced that he is well supplied with it.

Time means a lot to me because you see I am also a learner and am often lost in the joy of forever developing.

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

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

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.

By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.