The perfect aphorism would achieve classical balance and then immediately upset it.

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.

True service is when you serve others without expecting anything in return

I want to work with kids. I would love to be a teacher.

No doubt exists that all women are crazy it's only a question of degree.

I can become someone else, not out of pressure and desperation, but merely because a new life sounds fun or interesting or joyful.

Were not a festival band, playing during the day was something we had to get over, I was like uhh this sun stuff kind of sucks

What's next for me? I don't know. So I'm in exactly the same boat as many of you.

In a serious struggle there is no worse cruelty than to be magnanimous at an inopportune time.

Not everybody is going to run a marathon or do a triathlon. It's not necessary to do that to be in good health.

In short, it's a great economy if you're a high-level corporate executive or someone who owns a lot of stock. For most other Americans, economic growth is a spectator sport.

When you can't pitch with your arm, you go with your heart.