I like to walk down Bond Street, thinking of all the things I don't desire.

The test of enjoyment is the remembrance which it leaves behind.

There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.

When they come downstairs from their Ivory Towers, idealists are very apt to walk straight into the gutter.

Don't tell friends their social faults; they will cure the fault and never forgive you.

The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists the circulation of the blood.

Eat with the rich, but go to the play with the poor, who are capable of joy.

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

Happiness is a wine of the rarest vintage, and seems insipid to a vulgar taste.

What I like in a good author is not what he says but what he whispers.

Style is a magic wand, and turns everything to gold that it touches.

As long as God hasn't counted us out from the realities of our destines, victory will always be ours.

I wonder if every girl yearns for her father’s love, almost like waiting to catch the moon hiding in the trees—beautiful, yet so eternally elusive.-MUKTA

People are moving into modes of participation and self-generation, which apply to everything from museums and television to architecture.

I found it incredibly challenging to write clear prose that had the dynamism that I wanted.

Books are seldom useful unless they are also beautiful.

Essentially, mythologies are enormous poems that are renditions of insights, giving some sense of the marvel, the miracle and wonder of life.

Everyone gives the title of barbarism to everything that is not in use in his own country.

I just have never seen anyone build anything significant in any field without having a deep and detailed sense of what they are building on.

Did you know that the White House drug test is multiple choice?

My philosophy is, don't take no for an answer and be willing to sacrifice your entire project for freedom.