Children never grow tired; their likes and dislikes are constant; let them laugh at something once and they laugh always; do what you will, they are sure to say, 'Do it again!

One should make one's life a mosaic. Let the general design be good, the colors lively, and the materials diversified.

there are no nationalities in heaven.

that sunlight of the dead which is called literature.

Words express only the feelings we know already.

marriage was a calamity, but it was not an occupation.

... love always betrays its intentions.

those two wholesome defects of the French people, malice and curiosity, both of which are essential to its greatness.

The birth of love is always accompanied by the idea of solitude. A single being appears, and the rest of the world grows empty.

history ... a sort of immortality turned upside down. Her life stretched backwards through ten centuries.

The affairs of the royal house form a subject of conversation for those who, as a rule, would have no conversation.

This is the only truth in the world that was necessary yesterday, is necessary today, and will continue to be necessary tomorrow: be conscious of now.

It is well to lie fallow for a while.

Honesty is the cruelest game of all, because not only can you hurt someone - and hurt them to the bone - you can feel self-righteous about it at the same time.

Learn to do the common things uncommonly well.

I think it's kind of crazy that we're still calling comedians "female comedians." That seems more like a sneak attack.

Sometimes, life threw up problems that even the wisest, most trusted mentor couldn't solve for you. It was part of the pain of growing up. And having to stand by and watch was part of being a mentor.

You looked at Stanford or Harvard, or the University of Colorado, these were powerful engines just turning out people ready to create and grow businesses.

[Theresa May] is very sensible and I think that's a good thing at this point in time.

Now 'Boondock II,' people are gonna see it because they liked the first one. There won't be very many people who go see it who aren't familiar with the first one.

I'm a little bit in shock, to tell you the truth.