I thought to myself how much more welcome a faculty the imagination would be if we could tell when it was at work and when not.

It's never pleasant to have one's unquestioning beliefs put in their historical context, as I know from experience, I can assure you.

There are other things to a woman than taking her to bed.

I am too old a hand to be put off pleasure by even the certain prospect of not enjoying it.

My point is, that if I'm honest, my life is all about me.

Finding meaning for life is simply coming into significance because you have been able to accomplish and fulfill your purpose.

Was the happiness of knowing these girls really unattainable? It would certainly not have been the first happiness of that sort which I had abandoned all hope of ever enjoying?

Before every show, I have to put perfume on. I know the crowd's not necessarily going to smell me, but when I smell good, I feel like I can dominate the room.

It is all right when God sends us the approval of our fellow men; however, we must never make that approval a motive in our life.

The deeper we look into nature, the more we recognize that it is full of life, and the more profoundly we know that all life is a secret and that we are united with all life that is in nature.

The replacement of negative thought with positive thought brings about a spiritual and physical change that can heal.

There is nothing in itself which is wrong or evil not even murder.

The message has become clearer to the nation about AIDS. People used to think they could catch it all kinds of ways, but we now know that it is absolutely passed through bodily fluids.

I have a great admiration for pacifism, but I'm not a pacifist, mainly because I would defend myself if I were attacked.