There are more truths in twenty-four hours of a man's life than in all the philosophies.

Who wants a world in which the guarantee that we shall not die of starvation entails the risk of dying of boredom?

The eruption of lived pleasure is such that in losing myself I find myself; forgetting that I exist, I realize myself.

Suffering is the pain of constraints. An atom of pure delight, no matter how small, can hold it at bay.

Purchasing power is a license to purchase power.

To be rich nowadays merely means to possess a large number of poor objects.

Work to survive, survive by consuming, survive to consume; the hellish cycle is complete.

The work of art of the future will be the construction of a passionate life.

The world of the commodity is a world upside-down, which bases itself not upon life but upon the transformation of life into work.

Work is the opposite of creativity.

Everything has been said yet few have taken advantage of it. Since all our knowledge is essentially banal, it can only be of value to minds that are not.

We girls, we're tough, darling. Soft on the outside but, deep down, we're tough.

Ever, could I or could I not count the shadows of our being?

Maybe there are some things we were put on this earth not to know.

You keep on balancing and balancing and balancing until the picture wins, because then the subject's turned into the picture.

Do you know why God wants you rich? So you can do more. The wealthier you become, the more responsible you are to God.

How tranquil is a coral tomb, and may the heavens grant that my companions and I be buried in no other!

I can't destroy things so beautiful." "Time will destroy them if you don't. Time destroys everything. But if you destroy them, it will mean something.

I'm the kind of father I wanted my father to be. That may be the sweetest revenge.

Any take, anything that's recorded while the mic is on, that could be the final take.

Animals are just as important as we are.