The practice of "reviewing"... in general has nothing in common with the art of criticism.

Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.

It's time to start living the life you've imagined.

Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.

We work in the dark - we do what we can - we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.

Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself.

Everything about Florence seems to be colored with a mild violet, like diluted wine.

Excellence does not require perfection.

The Roman jurisprudence has the longest known history of any set of human institutions.

I'm yours for ever--for ever and ever. Here I stand; I'm as firm as a rock. If you'll only trust me, how little you'll be disappointed. Be mine as I am yours.

It's a complex fate, being an American, and one of the responsibilities it entails is fighting against a superstitious valuation of Europe.

What early tongue so sweet saluteth me?

Enemies can't break your spirit, only friends can.

If I could go back would I do it differently? Well, I can't go back.

Security is not a license for people in authority to hide the tactics they would never openly admit to using.

The question is not whether Scotland can survive as a separate state. Of course it could.

If we do not cling to riches, selfishness or greed - then I believe we are getting closer to God.

No drama, however great, is entirely independent of the stage on which it is given.

The only grandeur of imperialism lies in the nation's losing battle against it.

The relationship between fascism and robotics, for instance, it's very clear that it's going to become way more important as time goes by.

An artist without obsession isn't worth a damn!