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

It is by the steady elimination of everything which is ugly - thoughts and words no less than tangible objects - and by the substitution of things of true and lasting beauty that the whole progress of humanity proceeds.

To follow, without halt, one aim: There's the secret of success.

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

What exactly is success? For me it is to be found not in applause, but in the satisfaction of feeling that one is realizing one's ideal.

A true artist should have no secrets. On the stage, you must be able to transmit every emotion to the spectator.

Dancing is my gift and my life... God gave me this gift to bring delight to others. I am haunted by the need to dance. It is the purest expression of every emotion, earthly and spiritual. It is happiness.