An omnipotent God is the only being with no reason to lie.

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.

There are no moral obligations in the game of empire.

It is always a mistake to underestimate how long it takes for mankind to understand the traumas it has suffered, especially the self-inflicted ones.

I think I will be able to, in the end, rise above the clouds and climb the stairs to Heaven, and I will look down on my beautiful life.

If I should die tomorrow, I will have no regrets. I did what I wanted to do. You can't expect more from life.

Success is built sequentially. It's one thing at a time.

It is right to be content with what we have, never with what we are.

I don't blame folks for not wanting to put me in their movies or whatever. I understand if their audiences had an association with me.

If I get to know somebody, I'll open up, but other than that I like to sit back and observe things.

The momentum of continuous action fuels motivation, while procrastination kills motivation.

Without pay, no human being will work up to their ability if he or she is not cared for and respected.