The trouble with the young people today is that it is they who are young.

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 love white clouds and blue sky.

The last time I was in Spain I got through six Jeffrey Archer novels. I must remember to take enough toilet paper next time.

If I had ever been set down in any one place and told I was to play there, and nowhere else, for the rest of my life, I should have chosen the Old Course at St. Andrews.

Stupidity combined with arrogance and a huge ego will get you a long way.

People say to me. 'What about the rich?' They need Jesus too.' Well, that's fine if you're called to them, but we're called to the poor. The rich can look after themselves.

Having regrets and things, it just takes your time away.

When pursued with a pure heart, acting is an entirely selfless profession.

Virgin me no virgins! I must have you lose that name, or you lose me.

great villains make great movies.

Postfix keeps running even if one Postfix process dies; Windows requires that someone restarts the service.