Parents wonder why the streams are bitter, when they themselves have poisoned the fountain.

I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty.

There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment

Domination delegates the physical violence on which it rests to the dominated.

A hero cannot be a hero unless in a heroic world.

Thought is free.

It ain't over 'til it's over.

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

Human decency is not derived from religion. It precedes it.

A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.

I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my opponent says of it: That piece cannot be moved.

We need to keep hope alive and strive to do better.

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

Moonlight is sculpture.

In ballet a complicated story is impossible to tell... we can't dance synonyms.

Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.

The joke of our time is the suicide of intention.

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

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

You just have to keep on doing what you do. It's the lesson I get from my husband; he just says, Keep going. Start by starting.

I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.