Fair is not fair, but that which pleaseth.

Never tell a loved one of an infidelity: you would be badly rewarded for your troubles. Although one dislikes being deceived, one likes even less to be undeceived.

That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.

If a man needs a religion to conduct himself properly in this world, it is a sign that he has either a limited mind or a corrupt heart.

A woman should not take a lover without the consent of her heart, nor a husband without the consent of her reason.

Novelty is the storehouse of pleasure.

Glances are the first billets-doux of love.

The resistance of a woman is not always a proof of her virtue, but more frequently of her experience.

Love never dies of starvation, but often of indigestion.

Men lose more conquests by their own awkwardness than by any virtue in the woman.

It is not enough to be wise, one must be engaging.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

In show business, you had levels. I was at the top of the TV end of it.

Fear and greed are potent motivators. When both of these forces push in the same direction, virtually no human being can resist.

The price of metaphor is eternal vigilance.

There is no such thing as a powerful prayer; we only have powerful people praying to a powerful God.

When you have a spiritual foundation, you look at poverty differently then.

I'm not sixty, I'm "sexty.

Oh - oh, why is it that the members of a family feel privileged to treat one another with a cruelty they would not exhibit to the merest stranger?

Winning takes character and intelligence. It is the most important thing you can do because it's a reaffirmation of your character.

when michael jackson died i wonder if his life flashed before him and if it did, i wonder if he thought 'who's that little black kid singing my songs?!'