Self-hatred is sometimes appropriate.

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.

Don't tell people your dreams, show them.

If she hasn't learned to appreciate my sterling character and spectacular good looks by this time, it's not likely she will.

They who love dancing too much seem to have more brains in their feet than in their head.

Starting your own business isn't just a job - it's a way of life.

If you dont measure yourself by achievement, how are you going to set achievement levels for other people?

He who does not hate the false does not love the true; and he to whom it is all the same whether it be God's word or man's, is himself unrenewed at heart.

Loving and appreciative, researched to a fare-thee-well, and pitched to both fans and first-time viewers of Singin' in the Rain, this delightful book delivers almost as much fun as the film itself.

Ken & Mark weave a simple, compelling tale that contains profound truths. If only we all knew The Secret.

In a promise, what you thought, and not what you said, is always to be considered.

I'm seeing too many kind of socially awkward kids that get through schools and then they can't hold a job because they haven't learned the discipline of get up in the morning.