Cheerfulness is a policy; happiness is a talent.

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.

Honor doesn’t revise according to company just as integrity doesn’t diminish due to circumstance.

Offer God what you have and trust Him to give you what you need.

If we make wholesome, healthy food accessible and affordable for everyone, we make the choice to be healthy an easy one.

Emmitt Smith is a great running back. One of the things I like about him along with Edgerrin James is that neither one of them 'show out' when they run a touchdown.

Art's purpose is to sober and quiet the mind so that it is in accord with what happens.

We delight in the mere sight of the delicate glow of fading rays clinging to the surface of a dusky wall, there to live out what little life remains to them.

A CD these days is not all that convenient, and it doesn't bring enough fidelity to make you put up with that inconvenience. So, nobody buys CDs anymore.

One of the most important principles of success is developing the habit of going the extra mile.

You never stop being a parent, Adam, no matter how old or wise your child becomes you'll see.

Go boldly forth, my simple lay,Whose accents flow with artless ease,Like orient pearls at random strung.