I am now old enough to make common cause with my predecessors against my successors.

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.

Forgive me....I called you an idiot. I spoke too hastily. You are not. Had I given it more thought, I would have called you a scoundrel.

He who knows the past well can best explain the present and can tell the probable certainties and uncertainties of the future better

In the end, success will surely be the final outcome. But until then, try not to count yourself out of the race.

Bigger things than the State will fall, all religion will fall.

I certainly think I have aspects of Paris in me.

When we decide to embark in the service of God, great things begin to happen in our life and the lives of people around us. We learn of Him. We come unto Him.

If we knew exactly what to expect throughout the Solar System, we would have no reason to explore it.

Lust indulged became habit, and habit unresisted became necessity.

You know what the secret to weight loss is? Don't eat much.

Things get so sloppy when you're under the influence.