Question- Should I loan a small amount of money to a friend? Answer- If you are sure that you can, if necessary, spare both.

Most people who work at home find they do not have the benefit of receptionists who serve as personal guards

If it's against state law, it's generally considered a breach of Etiquette.

Adorable children are considered to be the general property of the human race. Rude children belong to their mothers.

It's far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.

The family dinner table is the cornerstone of civilization and those who 'graze' from refrigerators or in front of the television sets are doomed to remain in a state of savagery.

Ideological differences are no excuse for rudeness.

We are born charming fresh and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society.

If you can't be kind, at least be vague.

When virtues are pointed out first, flaws seem less insurmountable.

Society cannot exist without etiquette ... It never has, and until our own century, everybody knew that.

Vulnerability is not weakness. And that myth is profoundly dangerous... I define vulnerability as emotional risk, exposure, uncertainty. It fuels our daily lives.

There are two things that make a room timeless: a sense of history and a piece of the future.

Recording interviews is like magic. a) It stops you from taking notes in the middle and b) you can play that recording for people.

Your heart chakra is not in your physical body. It is in your subtle physical body, but it comes in contact with your physical body in this location.

The real people of genius were resolute workers not idle dreamers.

I can do a little bit of everything, I'd like to think.

How come there's no terrorism with humor, which is a great way to humiliate your enemy? It's a great time for that.

Lord of himself; that heritage of woe!

Note to self: no matter how bad life gets, there's always beer.

My working history as an actor is definitely in the theatre; it certainly was in Australia.