Hatred bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Every profession is an island whose inhabitants earn a precarious living by taking in each other’s washing.

Mostly, what people mean by love is laziness.

There was a certain usefulness in having a husband whom most people could barely tolerate: it deflected envy, for one thing.

Very happy or unhappy, people disappear.

Just about the worst thing an artist can do is to try and be a nice person.

Dreams are the seeds of change. Nothing ever grows without a seed, and nothing ever changes without a dream.

I work out really hard, and I stay on my diet all week.

I like mythology - anything historical.

I believe that people make their own luck by great preparation and good strategy.

I was really into classifieds for awhile. I'm a big negotiator. My father owned a car dealership when I was younger... it's just in my blood.

A little bit of good can turn into a whole lot of good when fueled by the commitment of a social entrepreneur.

I love jokes as much as anyone, but I don't want to hear my snail jokes every day. But I might want to hear a good song every day.

In my early days, I was eager to learn and to do things, and therefore I learned quickly.

Nobody knows what death is, nor whether to man it is perchance the greatest of blessings, yet people fear it as if they surely knew it to be the worse of evils.

When German companies take over firms in India, it is seen as normal. When an Indian buys one or two firms in Germany, that is something special.