Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work.

God gives talent. Work transforms talent into genius.

Master technique and then forget about it and be natural.

Where there is no heart there is no art.

The right to happiness is fundamental.

To tend, unfailingly, unflinchingly, towards a goal, is the secret of success.

It is useless to dabble in beauty. One must be utterly devoted to beauty, with every nerve of the body.

If I could have said it, I shouldn't have had to dance it.

To follow without halt, one aim; there is the secret of success. And success? What is it? I do not find it in the applause of the theater; it lies rather in the satisfaction of accomplishment.

Whenever I have had a sudden urge to quit dancing, I just remember that moment I had when I was young and remember that dancing is what I want to do.

Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work.

No matter where you are spread the fragrance of peace like a flower.

Other times when I hear the wind blowI feel that just hearing the wind blow makes it worth being born.

the heart of worship is all about living a life yielded to God in every possible way.

I'm a tad paranoid. I think the person in front of me is following me the long way round.

I actually don't think it matters how early or late you are as long as you hit critical mass.

When time marches on, it steps on your nose and tail, and leaves boot prints down your back.

I always try to preserve my cinematographic style, even while I work in the US. I wish to always be European.

If computers are the wave of the future, displays are the surfboards.

I moved around a lot when I was a child; two of the houses I grew up in have totally disappeared. One was burnt in a riot, and the other was pulled down.

The United States are a political state, or organized society, whose end is government, for the security, welfare, and happiness of all who live under its protection.