Man is a transitory being, and his designs must partake of the imperfections their author.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

Faith doesn’t run deep because one is stuffed with right answers. It is cultivated by asking the right questions.

We chat about clothes and if we're going on the red carpet we definitely talk about what we are going to wear.

And hence the poet must seek to be essentially anonymous, He must die a little death each morning, He must swallow his toad and study his vomit as Baudelaire studied la charogne of Jeanne Duval.

I don't think at my age... you can start ruling people out in politics.

Now I’m the go-to-girl for silent films.

The whole of salvation history is the story of God looking for us: he offers us love and welcomes us with tenderness.

You can raise the bar or you can wait for others to raise it, but it's getting raised regardless.

What happens to your money directly affects the quality of your life -- not your stockbroker's life or your banker's life, but YOUR life.

I have both sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation, which are both debilitating conditions.

The only thing that separates women of color from everyone else is opportunity.