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.

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

Dance is the purest expression of every emotion, earthly and spiritual

Where there is no heart there is no art.

I danced from the moment I could stand.

The right to happiness is fundamental.

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