Friendship should be in the singular; it can be no more plural than love.

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.

Every calamity is a spur and valuable hint.

Find out who you are & embrace it. It's so much easier to face criticism when you are comfortable in your own skin.

I think you have an enormous amount of fear and uncertainty in this country. And it's not just from San Bernardino or from Paris.

The advantage that my children have is that my children are encountering the nicest white people that America has ever produced. Let’s hope America keeps producing nicer white people.

Sometimes I get a little sad, and I feel like being alone. Then I talk to my cat about it, and he reminds me I’m James Franco. Then we dance.

Look at all the minorities around here! I'm the only majority.

But it is hard to resist the feeling that 70th was some kind of golden age.

Let go of the place that holds, let go of the place that controls, let go of the place that fears. Just let the ground support me.

Until we Dream of Life and Life becomes a Dream.

Shirley Temple had charisma as a child. But it cleared up as an adult.