Passions are less mischievous than boredom, for passions tend to diminish and boredom increase.

Next to the wound, what women make best is the bandage.

The crimes of extreme civilization are probably worse than those of extreme barbarism, because of their refinement, the corruption they presuppose, and their superior degree of intellectuality.

They had...finished their lives before their death - which is not always the end of life and often comes long before the end.

The artist's morality lies in the force and truth of his description.

Happy men are grave. They carry their happiness cautiously, as they would a glass filled to the brim which the slightest movement could cause to spill over, or break.

The crimes of extreme civilization are certainly more atrocious than those of extreme barbarism.

I did not want to be taken for a fool-the typical French reason for performing the worst of deeds without remorse.

Maybe, " she said. "Maybe. But now you're making promises you might not be able to keep, and that's how people in love get very badly hurt.

Whether a thought is spoken or not, it is a real thing and has powers of reality.

I think all industries are sexist in nature and I don't think the film industry is any different.

Mobile is the future, and there's no such thing as communication overload.

One of the chief uses of religion is that it makes us remember our coming from darkness, the simple fact that we are created.

I was taught in my religious upbringing to spell God with a dash, G-d. But now my dash is pink.

Historically, there has been a bull market in commodities every 20 or 30 years.

A lot of words in English confuse the idea of life and electricity, like the word livewire.

A woman who is careful with her words is a gift to all who know her.

I'm not stupid enough to want to be famous. But I would like to be able to earn a living playing music.