"People's blessings give you the power to work tirelessly. The only thing required is commitment."

"It is too much to hope that I shall keep up my success. I don't ask for that. All I shall do is my best- and hope."

"Today I shall behave, as if this is the day I will be remembered."

"Unslumping yourself is not easily done."

"If you want to get things you can't buy in a store, you have to do things never thought of before."

"As much as I loved the art and discipline of the dance, it didn't love me!"