Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.

The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.

Rare is the union of beauty and purity.

Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt

A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.

The arrows are from her dowry.

The abject pleasure of an abject mind And hence so dear to poor weak woman kind. [Lat., Vindicta Nemo magis gaudet, quam femina.]

All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.

Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.

Quis costodiet ipsos custodies? (Who will watch the watchers?)

It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.

Give people room to be what God created them to be, don't force them to fit into your own mold

‎"Victory isn't defined by wins or losses. It is defined by effort. If you can truthfully say, 'I did the best I could, I gave everything I had, ' then you're a winner.

What makes the production of my work so expensive? The whole installation thing - the construction, the objects, the technology. It really adds up.

If coffee didn't exist, somebody would have to invent it for me very soon.

In the foothills of the Himalayas, one hears the prayer: "Oh Lord, we know not what is good for us. You know what it is. For it we pray."

I've just returned from my daughter's Halloween parade at grade school. She was supergirl - and she was perfect. And, even better, she still considers boys to be made of kryptonite.

If I have to be objectified in my twenties to be taken seriously in my thirties, I'm doing something right.

You cannot lose your real treasure.

They say you have to be good to be lucky, but I think you have to be lucky to be good.

It's good to say, 'Look, I can't always be right, but my gut tells me this' - and then you confirm with your gut.