The older we become, the more certain our future.

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.

Words stick, even when we don't want them to.

As when we can recall so vividlyWe almost touch, Or think of all the gestures that we failedTo make.

Prescription drug prices are skyrocketing and one-third of all seniors depend on Social Security for at least 90% of their income.

To me, mathematics is like playing the violin. Some people can do it - others can't. If you don't have it, then there's no point in pretending.

I would love to work with Nickleback. I think they're an incredible band. One of my favorites.

I feel that if you're in the public eye in any way that you do have a little bit of influence on people.

You'll often find that people's declared preferences - what they say they want - are far different from their revealed preferences - what they actually do.

I was never much of a reader when I was a boy. Books bored me. I liked action. But I spent a lot of time thinking about things. I'd imagine all kinds of situations and how I would handle them.

Debates are set up for nothing more than to tear down the candidates. It's pretty hard to be able to sit and lay out your ideas and your concepts with a one-minute response.

In the locker rooms, I'm always suggesting, "You need Berlei." Because it's the best brand for women and for me.