Vaslav Nijinsky Professions : Ballet Dancer Born : March 12, 1890 Died : April 8, 1950 Browse All Authors Top 7 quotes by Vaslav Nijinsky I do not like eating meat because I have seen lambs and pigs killed. I saw and felt their pain. They felt the approaching death. I could not bear it. I cried like a child. I ran up a hill and could not breathe. I felt that I was choking. I felt the death of the lamb. Vaslav Nijinsky pain death children I am afraid of people because they want me to lead the same kind of life as they do. They want me to dance jolly and cheerful things. I do not like jollity. I love life. Vaslav Nijinsky love-life cheerful people I am not an ape, I am a man. The world has been created by God. Man has been created by God. It is not possible for man to understand God - God understands God. Man is God and therefore understands God. I am God. I am a man. I am good and not a beast. I am an animal with reason. I have flesh, I *am* flesh, I am not descended from flesh. Flesh is created by God. I am God. I am God. I am God. Vaslav Nijinsky animal men world People like eccentrics. Therefore they will leave me alone, saying that I am a mad clown. Vaslav Nijinsky mad leave-me-alone people I danced frightening things. They were frightened of me and therefore thought that I wanted to kill them. I did not want to kill anyone. I loved everyone, but no one loved me, and therefore I became nervous. Vaslav Nijinsky nervous one-love want I have come to the conclusion that it is better to be silent than to speak. Vaslav Nijinsky silent dance speak I am not crying, but have tears in my heart. Vaslav Nijinsky cry tears heart Similar Authors Angel Corella ballet-dancer Allegra Kent ballet-dancer Gillian Murphy ballet-dancer Galina Ulanova ballet-dancer Fernando Bujones ballet-dancer Ludmilla Chiriaeff ballet-dancer All Authors
