The vitality of a new movement in Art must be gauged by the fury it arouses.

The test of enjoyment is the remembrance which it leaves behind.

There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.

When they come downstairs from their Ivory Towers, idealists are very apt to walk straight into the gutter.

Don't tell friends their social faults; they will cure the fault and never forgive you.

The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists the circulation of the blood.

Eat with the rich, but go to the play with the poor, who are capable of joy.

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

Happiness is a wine of the rarest vintage, and seems insipid to a vulgar taste.

What I like in a good author is not what he says but what he whispers.

Style is a magic wand, and turns everything to gold that it touches.

It is better to find your own faults and rectify them than to find thousands of faults in others.

Betrayal leaves a gigantic scar which can never be seen ...

There's something very addictive about people pleasing. It's a thought pattern and a habit that feels really, really good until it becomes desperate.

This is the moral challenge of our generation. Not only are the eyes of the world upon us. More important, succeeding generations depend on us. We cannot rob our children of their future.

What people forget is that every movie that gets made keeps making money for somebody FOREVER.

A man can be called ruthless if he bombs a country to oblivion. A woman can be called ruthless if she puts you on hold.

The language of love is the language of humility or humbleness.

The best gift you can give yourself is the gift of possibility.

O for a lodge in a garden of cucumbers! O for an iceberg or two at control! O for a vale that at midday the dew cumbers! O for a pleasure trip up to the pole!

Over-diversification is a hedge for ignorance.