Lyndon Johnson, as majority leader of the United States Senate, he made the Senate work

Lyndon Johnson, as majority leader of the United States Senate, he made the Senate work

Everything seems to be going faster and faster. It's really harder to create something that endures. The New York City Ballet has succeeded in doing that.

Power doesn't always corrupt. Power can cleanse. What I believe is always true about power is that power always reveals.

I never went to a ballet until I was 45 years old. I don't know why.

I like new ballets because they're totally new. As you get older, new experiences are harder and harder to come by, so it's pretty great to have a new experience.

I sometimes feel that if your book sells more than 20 years, then there's something in it that you can say, gee, I did something that endures, that's timeless