The powerless worship Luck and Fate.

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 still perform it in all my shows. I'll do it as long as I'm breathing. I'm so proud it has stood the test of time.

Kids, help your parents if they don't know how to use a smartphone.

The trouble is not chiefly that our universities are unfit for students but that many present-day students are unfit for universities.

I am convinced the Church is the greatest hope for humanity and for creating a new world where everyone is valued and embraced regardless of differences.

The wise man tests before he talks. The critic but follows the fad of a cynical and apathetic age.

No matter what's happening in your life, you can change the trajectory of events by closing your eyes, reviewing your thought and behavior, and sending love wherever you've been withholding it.

I feel calm when I'm on my own.

Avarice is always poor.

I understand when u feel overwhelmed style is the 1st thing to go, but its also the 1st thing you can pick back up to get you back on track.

When it comes to politics, one has to do as one at sea with a sailing ship, reach one's course having regard to prevailing winds.