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.

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

The Dance - it is the rhythm of all that dies in order to live again; it is the eternal rising of the sun.

My motto - sans limites.

I had discovered that love might be a pastime as well as a tragedy, and I gave myself to it with pagan innocence.

I hope that schools have changed since I was a little girl. My memory of the teaching of the public schools is that it showed the brutal incomprehension of children.

To express what is the most moral, healthful and beautiful in art this is the mission of the dancer, and to this I dedicate my life.