Man is the only one in whom the instinct of life falters long enough to enable it to ask the question "Why?

Both the cockroach and the bird would get along very well without us, although the cockroach would miss us most.

In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats.

Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want.

The advertiser is the overrewarded court jester and court pander at the democratic court.

Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many different ailments, but I have never heard of one who suffered from insomnia.

Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude.

The snow itself is lonely or, if you prefer, self-sufficient. There is no other time when the whole world seems composed of one thing and one thing only.

It is not ignorance but knowledge which is the mother of wonder.

If we do not permit the earth to produce beauty and joy, it will in the end not produce food, either.

Technology made large populations possible; large populations now make technology indispensable.

Let me get you all some punch, ” I said.“You're leaving us?” said Isabel, sounding panicky.“I'll be right back, ” I promised. “If anyone comes near you, just scream and run.

Dare to share for to Give is to truly Live. -RVM

It was truly revealing. The strength of the intervention, the intensity of colors and the happiness of this work, has never left me.

Ivan Lendl's never going to be a great player on grass. The only time he comes to the net is to shake your hand.

Uh-huh, right. Let me count all the ways you and I aren't going there.

If women were humbler, men would be honester.

The integral vision embodies an attempt to take the best of both worlds, ancient and modern. But that demands a critical stance willing to reject unflinchingly the worst of both as well.

Hide your secret even from the closest friend; learn to be silent.

As more and more architecture is finally unmasked as the mere organization of flow - shopping centers, airports - it is evident that circulation is what makes or breaks public architecture.

A silent lover is one who doesn't know his job.