I was born by the sea, and I have noticed that all the great events of my life have taken place by the sea. My first idea of movement, of the dance, certainly came from the rhythm of the waves.

You were once wild here. Don't let them tame you.

For I was never able to understand, then or later on, why, if one wanted to do a thing, one should not do it. For I have never waited to do as I wished. This has frequently brought me to disaster and calamity, but at least I have had the the satisfaction of getting my own way.

Man must speak, then sing, then dance. The speaking is the brain, the thinking man. The singing is the emotion. The dancing is the Dionysian ecstasy which carries away all.

My first idea of movement, of the dance, certainly came from the rhythm of the wave.

The finest inheritance you can give to a child is to allow it to make its own way, completely on its own feet.

To dance is to live. What I want is a school of life.