Great talkers are trying to fill the gap between themselves and others, but only widen it.

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.

Inspiration is a lifestyle that must be practised continuously and is one that is never completely mastered.

Your life is not a result of your potential, skills or desires, but of your consistent expectations and actions, which largely flow from your values and beliefs.

Conformity begins the moment you ignore how you feel for acceptance.

Artists themselves are not confined, but their output is.

It is very depressing to see that in the 21st century people are still using the same 1950s and '60s style of propaganda.

We will accept nothing less than full Victory!

People have a peculiar pleasure in making converts, that is, in causing others to enjoy what they enjoy, thus finding their own likeness represented and reflected back to them.

True solidarity is only possible among the solitary.

I like Jailhouse Rock and Love Me Tender. The black-and-white films. With music, I tend more toward the '70s stuff because I was at the shows for those, so they bring back memories.

Power in a corporation becomes residual and dwells in the background. It is the ability to exercise nice matters of judgment.