Utopias rest on the fallacy that perfection is a legitimate goal of human existence.

A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the wind.

Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past.

The cities and mansions that people dream of are those in which they finally live.

Adding highway lanes to deal with traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure obesity.

A day spent without the sight or sound of beauty, the contemplation of mystery, or the search of truth or perfection is a poverty-stricken day; and a succession of such days is fatal to human life.

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.

A man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need bail.

Forget the damned motor car and build the cities for lovers and friends.

Restore human legs as a means of travel. Pedestrians rely on food for fuel and need no special parking facilities.

To curb the machine and limit art to handicraft is a denial of opportunity.

If you hold fast to the past, the devil will take advantage of this and use it as a weapon against you

The adulterer dies. An old custom, justice.

My ex-husband happens to be one of the most gifted moviemakers. And what is so bizarre about working with someone like that? I guess it is bizarre to be good friends with your ex-husband.

If I was American, I think I'd live in New York, because I like that East Coast mentality. There's nothing wrong with Hollywood. If you want to be a big time filmmaker, you should go to Hollywood.

No cat purrs unless someone is around to listen.

Vanity is the fear of appearing original: it is thus a lack of pride, but not necessarily a lack of originality.

Fix me up with a mannequin, just remember I like blondes. I'll be the life of the party, even when I'm dead and gone.

When I was a kid I was always afraid of small dogs, because they always seemed like the ones that would attack.

Writing is not a serious business. It’s a joy and a celebration. You should be having fun with it.

That's the only way I could describe the music. It was the sonic equivalent of flight