The aphorism is a slippery plaything.

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 would much prefer to enlarge your life by giving you the gift of my life, rather than gifting your life to material obesity with frivolous trinkets.

Reword and its an Innovation. Irony

For every loss, there is a hidden gain. And for every gain, there is a hidden loss.

How can we understand forgiveness if we haven't recognized the depth of our sin?

Stay true to your brand and true to your voice and audiences will respond to that authenticity with enthusiasm and passion.

Heaven is important, but its not the end of the world.

We don't take a macro view... We'd look at every company to figure out if trade sanctions are helpful or hurtful.

A man has his distinctive personal scent which his wife, his children and his dog can recognize. A crowd has a generalized stink. The public is odorless.

Feeling in the young precedes philosophy, and often acts with a more certain aim.

One of the greatest myths of all time is that so-called civilized man is no longer an animal, and for that reason can strive to disarm himself and grow fat with false concepts.