Between the two poles of whole-truth and half-truth is slung the chancy hammock in which we all rock.

Ballet's image of perfection is fashioned amid a milieu of wracked bodies, fevered imaginations, Balkan intrigue and sulfurous hatreds where anything is likely, and dancers know it.

Hair brings one’s self-image into focus; it is vanity’s proving ground. Hair is terribly personal, a tangle of mysterious prejudices

The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous.

trying to squash a rumor is like trying to unring a bell.

When two people marry they become in the eyes of the law one person, and that one person is the husband.

The mark of a true crush... is that you fall in love first and grope for reasons afterward.

The notion that the great artist requires a great patron has been around since the Pharaohs. That the born patron also needs an artist to patronize is a less-studied phenomenon.

The paradox of Reality is that no image is as compelling as the one which exists only in the mind's eye.

Evolution is fascinating to watch. To me it is the most interesting when one can observe the evolution of a single man.

A handwritten, personal letter has become a genuine modern-day luxury, like a child's pony ride.

Ask me if I sparkle and I’ll kill you where you stand.” (Bones)

You just have to live your life with confidence, not caring what they think. Just shake off the drama because you know you're better than they think you are!

I was always amused by the prayers of the saintly. “God do this, God don’t do that.” I thought God probably laughed at them too, unless He was a little annoyed by their temerity.

What we call patriotism, in other words, is a calculable force which, released by a predictable situation, will animate man in a manner no different from other territorial species.

A successful marriage is a decision. You decide it's going to work. You can't always be there, but you have to be there enough. And you have to make sure you are where you're needed most.

I'm more of a clown, a tragic clown. Yeah. I just like humor to come out of characters.

Thanks to technology, what almost anybody can do has been multiplied a thousandfold, and our moral understanding about what we ought to do hasn't kept pace.

People don't always have the vision, and the secret for the person with the vision is to stand up. It takes a lot of courage.

Brooks Robinson belongs in a higher league.

Once you duct-tape a Ziploc bag to a man's chest, there's no going back.