Robert Frost: plain, strong, simple, and mean.

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.

I think my mom and dad did a great job with that, because we [with brother] never had any competition in baseball. We always tried to help each other.

My name is Stephen Leeds, and I am perfectly sane. My hallucinations, however, are all quite mad.

Command the space of your beingness - a space where you are allowed to grow into your true, unique nature.

Just because we can doesn’t mean we should. Just because we always have doesn’t mean we always have to. Once we know better, we should choose better.

I let it ring. I wanted to breathe for a few minutes, and I could think of nothing that couldn't wait. Besides, I had paid almost $50 for an answering machine. Let it earn its keep.

I have a lot of trouble getting turned on by girls who are turned on by celebrity.

We have by far the most expensive health system in the world. We spend 50 percent more per person than the next most costly nation. Americans spend more on health care than housing or food

Meanwhile, life keeps moving forward. The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when?

Ganguly is a very good leader. His return to the field brings a spring in the steps of the Indians. He is a great player.

Men may be way behind in creating choices for themselves, but have actually been quiet supporters of the choices women want for themselves.