Money: power at its most liquid.

Pain narrows consciousness; pleasure blurs it.

When Medusa looks in the mirror, she sees the Lady of Sorrows.

My passions have never jumped out of the fireplace and set fire to the carpet.

Retirement requires the invention of a new hedonism, not a return to the hedonism of youth

The sewing machine joins what the scissors have cut asunder, plus whatever else comes in its path.

Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.

The laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant, but seldom carefree.

'Be faithful to your roots' is the liberal version of 'Stay in your ghetto.'

Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed.

Totem poles and wooden masks no longer suggest tribal villages but fashionable drawing rooms in New York and Paris.

God hears and answers every prayer.

I've always had just enough success to buy me some more tour dates and another record.

In a country where women regard themselves as equal, they are not prepared to see men running the show themselves.

We have a mighty task before us. The earth needs our assistance.

My ideas are all the same but look different.

I drummed in some rock bands. I asked for a drum kit when I was 15 and my parents were kind enough to buy me one and I just started playing with my buddies who played guitar.

There is a clear matter that I am not a practicing physician; I have never been a practitioner; everybody has known for decades.

Outside, a gusty October breeze was combing leaves from the trees and sending them across her backyard in colorful skitters.

Times change; years speed by; but Christmas continues sacred.

Most variables can show either an upward or downward trend, depending on the base year chosen.