Saying "I love you" makes a demand, but creates no obligations.

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.

He who attempts to resist the wave is swept away but he who bends before it abides.

Eclectic yet classic with a playful bohemian twist is how Id describe my style.

If you live your life the right way, you work hard, you go about things the right way, eventually something good's going to come of it.

Nothing reveals more about the inner life of a people than their arts.

Every time you take a step and walk with your fear, you'll never know the impact. But you can be certain somebody's watching, and that courage is contagious.

Trust the man who hesitates in his speech and is quick and steady in action, but beware of long arguments and long beards.

Quitting doesn't enter my mind.

If man has not found ways to deal with environmental problems such as water and air pollution by 1998, it will be too late. The future is not determined and it lies in our own hands.

This guy [Steven Lerner] is a pure anti-capitalist. He despises America. He is on a personal crusade.

The elimination of the fear of death transforms the individual's way of being in the world.