I criticize myself ruthlessly, but never mention the faults of which I am truly ashamed.

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.

Only when you're nervous do you get nasty.

He dances well to whom Fortune pipes.

If there be ground for you to trust in your own righteousness, then, all that Christ did to purchase salvation, and all that God did to prepare the way for it is in vain.

One could always do more, faster and cleverer, but democracy has its own rhythm.

The only thing we have to give to the world is our own grasp on it.

I can understand why those primitive desert people think a camera steals their soul. It is unnatural to see yourself from the outside.

The game shouldn't be called baseball. It should be called adjustments.

You never stop being a parent, Adam, no matter how old or wise your child becomes you'll see.

As long as the sun rises over Ontario and sets over the Pacific, I will dedicate myself to bringing the people of Oregon what they want and need most - an era of hope, change, and economic renewal.

Policies are judged by their consequences but crusades are judged by how good they make the crusaders feel.