I am only interested in money because everyone else is.

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.

They never fail who die in a great cause.

The essentials of poetry are rhythm dance and the human voice.

Our plan is to lead the public with new products rather than ask them what kind of products they want.

As long as you are proud, you cannot know God.

A man is not measured by how much he can take and stand but by how fast he regains once fallen.

Attach yourself to those who advise you rather than praise you.

If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule. Never lie to yourself.

I'm constantly lying to my dog. He only responds to manipulation and blackmail.

I lived a normal life for a number of years. I had kids. I lived up on a farm in Gloucestershire in rural England, and just kind of got back to reality again.

I wanted to be where nobody I knew could ever come.