Laughter would be bereaved if snobbery died.

If Botticelli were alive today he'd be working for Vogue.

The social sciences were for all those who had not yet decided what to do with their lives, and for all those whose premature frustrations led them into the sterile alleys of confrontation.

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

Monica Seles: I'd hate to be next door to her on her wedding night.

Flogging. The only solution to every problem. I warrant even the culprit himself doesn't know! It was just... his... turn!

I imagine hell like this: Italian punctuality, German humour and English wine.

Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.

Beliefs are what divide people. Doubt unites them.

Terrorism is the war of the poor, and war is the terrorism of the rich.

If you're going to be a prisoner of your own mind, the least you can do is make sure it's well furnished.

For even in dreams a good deed is not lost.

No matter how ugly a fruit is, worms will seek it out.

It would seem that marsupials are poor imitations of full-fledged mammals. Their inadequacy gives them a certain appeal

Life was simple before World War II. After that, we had systems.

Husbands are like fires - they go out when they're left unattended.

True religion is like the smallpox. If you get it, you give it to others and it spreads.

It's important to remember that innovators in business don't always get a platform.

Men have to do some awfully mean things to keep up their respectability.

You saw the president yesterday. I thought he was very forward-leaning, as they say in diplomatic nuanced circles.

Only by moving in the direction you least trust can you be saved