Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies.

I have no idea. People who boast about their IQ are losers.

Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop.

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

Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.

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.

An idea is salvation by imagination

He who never made a mistake, never made a discovery.

I don't say we all ought to misbehave, but we ought to look as if we could.

Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.

I'll always be poor in my mind.

It is a process of diverting one's scattered forces into one powerful channel.

I have often been accused of putting my foot in my mouth, but I will never put my hand in your pockets

I love Madrid. I am happy to be here. I have been here three years and hope to be here longer. But I am proud of where I come from and never forget the people I grew up with.

The mystery of the beginning of all things is insoluble by us; and I for one must be content to remain an agnostic

Children are a wonderful gift. They have an extraordinary capacity to see into the heart of things and to expose sham and humbug for what they are.

Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.

I fully realize that no wealth or position can long endure, unless built upon truth and justice; therefore, I will engage in no transaction which does not benefit all whom it affects.

Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our deeds.

The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to hang a robber, or kill a flea.

He who possesses most must be most afraid of loss.