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I Would Rather Live In Russia On Black Bread And Vodka Than In The United States At The Best Hotels. America Knows Nothing Of Food, Love Or Art.

We May Not All Break The Ten Commandments, But We Are Certainly All Capable Of It. Within Us Lurks The Breaker Of All Laws, Ready To Spring Out At The First Real Opportunity.

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.

Before I Was Born My Mother Was In Great Agony Of Spirit And In A Tragic Situation. She Could Take No Food Except Iced Oysters And Champagne. If People Ask Me When I Began To Dance, I Reply 'in My Mother's Womb, Probably As A Result Of The Oysters And Champagne.'

The Butcher With His Bloody Apron Incites Bloodshed, Murder. Why Not? From Cutting The Throat Of A Young Calf To Cutting The Throats Of Our Brothers And Sisters Is But A Step. While We Ourselves Are Living Graves Of Murdered Animals, How Can We Expect Any Ideal Conditions On The Earth?