It is almost axiomatic that the best conversationalist is really the best listener.

Trouble is a sieve through which we sift our acquaintances. Those too big to pass through are our friends.

Frankly, I've come to feel that there are two kinds of people: those who act like thermometers and those who act like thermostats.

If you think back over your experiences, the chances are that you will find the finest moments in your life were those when you completely forgot yourself.

People are much more fascinated by your interests than they are by your opinions.

It is perfectly logical and proper to recognize differences between races and colors and creeds - as long as we don't classify them as being better or worse.

Charm might be described as enlightened self-interest, a development of one's best self. ... In the simplest possible terms, I think genuine charm is an unmotivated interest in others.

Counterfeit charm is worse than none at all.

Life is the best party I've ever been invited to.

apathy is about as near to the undertaker as you can get.

If there's anything intolerance can't tolerate, it's ridicule!

Money is a compensation for time spent

Armed violence and peace cannot coexist. We need to overcome the challenges we face and seek practical solutions. We must replace the culture of war with the culture of peace.

The external rest comes unexpected.

She fell into his arms like the rainfall over an ocean.

I started dating JD Samson from Le Tigre, and suddenly I was listening to more up-tempo music and old dance music, like ESG and Gang of Four, and I thought, 'Wow. This is fun.'

I think it's useful to keep in mind I've been now President for over seven years and gun sales don't seem to have suffered during that time.

[Michelle Obama] was the hardest sell. And she never fully embraced being in the public spotlight, which is ironic, given how good she is.

I'm 90% performer, 10% musician. I've always said that Gossip are a band I would go see, not a band I would listen to.

Unless a capacity for thinking be accompanied by a capacity for action, a superior mind exists in torture.

Meditation is not to avoid society; it is to look deep to have the kind of insight you need to take action. To think that it is just to sit down and enjoy the calm and peace, is wrong.