I feel that I have something significant to say, but I cannot think what it 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.

You need to figure out what you want, Josh. If that means you need to swim against the tide to get it, at least youre aiming for something that could make you very happy.

You can be a genius, but you won't get far in life without balance.

Love of learning led to monasteries, which became the cradle of academic guilds.

France built its best colony on a principle of exclusion, and failed; England reversed the system, and succeeded.

Pawns: they are the soul of this game, they alone form the attack and defense

At least 99.92% of illegal immigrants and visa overstays without known crimes on their records did not face removal.

Light may earth's crumbling sand be laid on thee, that dogs may dig thy bones up easily

The world is full of smart, poor people.

Courage is the willingness to speak the truth about what you see and to own what you say.

A bad book about the love of God remains a bad book.