An insult angers me. Being ignored crushes me.

Pain narrows consciousness; pleasure blurs it.

When Medusa looks in the mirror, she sees the Lady of Sorrows.

My passions have never jumped out of the fireplace and set fire to the carpet.

Retirement requires the invention of a new hedonism, not a return to the hedonism of youth

The sewing machine joins what the scissors have cut asunder, plus whatever else comes in its path.

Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.

The laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant, but seldom carefree.

'Be faithful to your roots' is the liberal version of 'Stay in your ghetto.'

Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed.

Totem poles and wooden masks no longer suggest tribal villages but fashionable drawing rooms in New York and Paris.

We write the history of our time.

teachers who make lessons interesting get the attention of students

The military do so love shiny new technology, there's always so many ways to abuse it.

Use pain as a stepping stone, not a camp ground.

Whimsy doesn't care if you are the driver or the passenger; all that matters is that you are on your way.

Without any hope you cannot talk about suffering. If you talk about suffering without hope it's enjoying our euthanization. I tried to avoid euthanization enjoyment.

If none were to have Liberty but those who understand what it is, there would not be many freed Men in the world.

I try to take people one at a time, with all the contradictions and compromises that most of us live with.

Shane Warne's idea of a balanced diet is a cheeseburger in each hand

Keep your sense of humor, my friend; if you don't have a sense of humor it just isn't funny anymore.