Those who follow where their genitals lead them often wind up in tedious company.

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.

What I see here is nothing but a shell. What is most important is invisible...

If you don't like the path your life has taken, choose another.

But ambition is a funny thing: it creeps in when you least expect it and keeps you moving, even when you think you want to stay put.

I was so thin I could slice bread with my shoulderblades, only I seldom had bread

It is courage courage courage that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity!

Curiously, once technology gets boring, the social effects get interesting.

In the same way that a woman becomes a prostitute. First I did it to please myself, then I did it to please my friends, and finally I did it for money.

If you've got a good idea and you're willing to do whatever it takes to pursue it, keep your head up and eyes open because you don't know when opportunity will come knocking.

Our most important education system is in the employees' own organization.

The equal rights of man and the happiness of every individual are now acknowledged to be the only legitimate objects of government.