The mediocre always feel as if they're fighting for their lives when confronted by the excellent.

None are so inconsiderate as those who demand nothing of life other than their own personal comfort.

Misanthropy is a suit of armor lined with thorns.

Many think they have a kind heart who have only weak nerves.

An intelligent woman has millions of born enemies... all the stupid men.

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.

Calmness is the graceful form of Confidence.

Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.

Nothing is so often and so irrevocably missed as the opportunity which crops up daily.

There are very few honest friends--the demand is not particularly great.

Pain is the great teacher of mankind. Beneath its breath souls develop.

When you're surrounded by stupidity, self-preservation isn't a sin.

Why do people have memories? It would be easier to die - anything to stop remembering.

My father was a classical singer of baroque music, and my older sister was in musical theatre, and I thought about doing the same thing but then realised straight acting was for me.

If you're beautiful, you're led to believe that you can't also be smart.

I do not believe you can do today's job with yesterday's methods and be in business tomorrow

As people seek to improve their living environment, there will be continuous demand for residential property. Investment in real estate market should have reasonable prospects in the long run.

Writing is, after all, a gesture towards other people, giving something to others. And so it's not a completely hermetic exercise. It's really an opening up.

They ought to be gentle to their friends and dangerous to their enemies.

There exists an unmistakable demand in the Middle East and in the wider Muslim world for democratization

You're in love, that's what your problem is.