Romance lives by repetition, and repetition converts an appetite into an art.

I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.

Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.

Oh, brothers! I don't care for brothers. My elder brother won't die, and my younger brothers seem never to do anything else.

If a man treats life artistically, his brain is his heart.

What fire does not destroy, it hardens

All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

A leader’s goal is to remain relevant even when time changes.

Waban-aki: People from where the sun rises.

Opinion is a light, vain, crude, and imperfect thing.

They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run.

As long as you are good you will be great. But, if you cease to be good you will cease to be great.

America is the only country capable of producing national movies: its culture has become a global culture.

We want to be with ourselves in a land of our own under the guidance of God.

Barbie is my fashion icon. People think I'm Paris Barbie - and it's a compliment.

An act of thinking without restriction- without boundaries or rules can lead to the point of no return.

No enactment of man can be considered law unless it conforms to the law of God