Ballet is sort of a mystery to me. And I don't want to unravel that mystery.

The ballet embodies the notes of music. And sometimes you almost feel like you can see the notes dance up there on the stage.

My predictions are notably inaccurate

You can use a biography to examine political power, but only if you pick the right guy.

You have to be an extremely good reader to appreciate what a good writer is. There are some people who are completely insensitive to good writing.

Every president has to live with the result of what Lyndon Johnson did with Vietnam, when he lost the trust of the American people in the presidency.

The moment the curtain rose on that first ballet, I knew something wonderful and new had come into my life. I can still see the first scene. The ballet was Divertimento No. 15