It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune; but the art of being bored is infinitely more successful.

A day without laughter is a day wasted.

Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.

The sunset glow of self-possession.

There are more people who wish to be loved than there are who are willing to love.

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.

The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not laughed.

The only thing that stops God from sending another flood is that the first one was useless.

Pleasure can be supported by an illusion; but happiness rests upon truth.

Intelligent people make many mistakes because they cannot believe the world is really as foolish as it is.

Society is divided into two classes, the shearers and the shorn.

In solitude, you listen to the sacred voice.

We talk so much yet we have nothing to say.

It is only framed in space that beauty blooms; only in space are events, and objects and people unique and significant and therefore beautiful.

I like the fact that Chris Rock is one of the best stand ups ever and still is a really good actor. And a great professional and a good friend and a wonderful human being.

When I do go to L.A., it is usually for a reason - to meet with a director or something - but I'm always so happy to go back to London.

I will go forth as a real outlaw," he said, "and as men do robbery on the highway I will do right on the highway; and it will be counted a wilder crime.

Do not allow obligation or immediacy to bind you to physical things or specific actions.

My social status in the last year has gone from zero to hero.

I don't buy into the word "failure." I used to but not anymore. Trying not to fail is the opposite of art.

A Mediterranean city is really my culture.