All philosophies if you ride them home are nonsense but some are greater nonsense than others.

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

History is not like some individual person, which uses men to achieve its ends. History is nothing but the actions of men in pursuit of their ends.

No, " said the cat. "Now, you people have names. That's because you don't know who you are. We know who we are, so we don't need names.

I wondered if all a person could hope for was illusion and luck, for I was forced to conclude that the world was fundamentally and appallingly dangerous. It is a lesson I will never forget.

I have wanted everything as a writer and a woman, but most of all a world changed utterly by my revelations.

I can't see how I'd learn to be a better actor from reading reviews.

The Luxembourg financial centre is based on several pillars, we are characterised by the breadth of our product range, we are an active participant in the international credit business.

My dad used to flush my mother's head down the toilet. I was so screwed up.

The responsibility of the artist consists in perfecting his work so that it may become attractively disinteresting.

It is but a poor eloquence which only shows that the orator can talk.

It will be a killer, and a chiller, and a thriller, when I get the gorilla in Manila.