"Nothing is too high for a man..." - Quote by Hans Christian Andersen

“I have gone through the most terrible affair that could possibly happen; only imagine, my shadow has gone mad; I suppose such a poor, shallow brain, could not bear much; he fancies that he has become a real man, and that I am his shadow.”

“I never dreamed of so much happiness when I was the Ugly Duckling!”

“Don't ask me how I am! I understand nothing more!”

“A person who has a dream knows what he is willing to give up in order to go up.”

“I thought I'm going to die. So why can't I do everything? And what is this idea that I worked all day yesterday, so I'm tired today? I've never believed that.I thought, "Just suppose I could choreograph a ballet." And I did it. Suppose I could teach dance at the theater in Cleveland. And I did it. Suppose I could sing for a living - that I could stop these two jobs as a waitress and a salesperson.”

“Farewell, a long farewell to all my greatness! This is the state of man: today he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, tomorrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him: The third day comes a frost, a killing frost, And - when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a-ripening - nips his root, And then he falls, as I do.”

“Your level of success will seldom exceed your level of personal development.”

“Believe it or not, I was just given an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Tennessee.”

“If a sense of duty tortures a man, it also enables him to achieve prodigies.”