"Why are you stingy with yourselves? Why are you holding back? What are you saving for—for another time? There are no other times. There is only now. Right now." — George Balanchine, Russian-American choreographer, born 1904
"First comes the sweat. Then comes the beauty if you're very lucky and have said your prayers." — George Balanchin, Russian-American choreographer, born 1904
"I can’t believe what you say, because I see what you do." — James Baldwin, American novelist, poet, born 1924
"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain." — James Baldwin, American novelist, poet, born 1924
"You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read." — James Baldwin, American novelist, poet, born 1924
"Nakedness has no color: this can come as news only to those who have never covered, or been covered by, another naked human being." — James Baldwin, American novelist, poet, born 1924
"Love him and let him love you. Do you think anything else under heaven really matters?" — James Baldwin, American novelist, poet, born 1924
"To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the making of bread." — James Baldwin, American novelist, born 1924
"A woman has no need to be perfect or even beautiful to wear my dresses. The dress will do all that for her." — Cristobal Balenciaga, Spanish fashion designer, born 1895
"The secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age." — Lucille Ball, American comedienne, born 1911
"I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done." — Lucille Ball, American comedienne, born 1911
"Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead." — Lucille Ball, American comedienne, born 1911
"I'm happy that I have brought laughter because I have been shown by many the value of it in so many lives, in so many ways." — Lucille Ball, American comedienne, born 1911
"Dancing keeps me sane in an insane world; no grudges, no sadness, no malice, it's all love." — Paul Bamikole, American pastor