Inconsistency has been overpraised by people who do not expect to suffer from it.

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.

Life is hard. Find some really good people to walk through it with. It makes things a little easier.

There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness.

Remember that basketball is a game of habits. If you make the other guy deviate from his habits, you've got him

Save 3-6 months of expenses in a Rainy Day fund. Know why? Cause it is going to rain, and you aren't the exception.

What is the distinguishing mark of an aristocrat?' she asked him suddenly.'Reverence,' he replied.

I'm here to help you notice the rainbow.

I wouldn't even begin to presume that the talent of an able actor is anything like the talents of a prodigious musician.

Please understand, I am not saying that technology is unimportant. I understand that technology is important.

And I had this big, long list of what I wanted in a guy but I realized I didn't stack up to the list myself.

Theater really gets damaged when there is a paucity of good criticism around.