Privilege is the greatest enemy of right.

None are so inconsiderate as those who demand nothing of life other than their own personal comfort.

Misanthropy is a suit of armor lined with thorns.

Many think they have a kind heart who have only weak nerves.

An intelligent woman has millions of born enemies... all the stupid men.

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.

Calmness is the graceful form of Confidence.

Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.

Nothing is so often and so irrevocably missed as the opportunity which crops up daily.

There are very few honest friends--the demand is not particularly great.

Pain is the great teacher of mankind. Beneath its breath souls develop.

Being Happy is important, not the reason.

Tell me what you pay attention to and I will tell you who you are.

I’ve never known anyone who was saved who did not first save herself.

My first rule of consumerism is never to buy anything you can't make your children carry.

My ideal goal is to "mature" into childhood. That would be genuine maturity.

So, you're telling me that no matter what, you can't be happy? Well, darling, it's no wonder you're miserable. It's what you want...So then try (to be happy).

I like to know where the camera is.

You better get yourself together, darling, and join the human race.

Sometimes, at a certain point, the painting seems to have painted itself without my help - what I have called the 'eureka' moment when a sudden daring intervention has worked a miracle.

Our campaign is the opposite of 'competence.'