Verily, the best of husbands hath many raw edges, and many unnecessary pleats in his temper, and many wrinkles in his disposition, which must be removed.

A wise woman puts a grain of sugar into everything she says to a man, and takes a grain of salt with everything he says to her.

Life begins at 40 - but so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story to the same person, three or four times.

Before marriage, a man declares that he would lay down his life to serve you; after marriage, he won't even lay down his newspaper to talk to you.

Love, like a chicken salad or restaurant hash, must be taken with blind faith or it loses its flavor.

Marriage is like twirling a baton, turning hand springs or eating with chopsticks. It looks easy until you try it.

A man never knows how to say goodbye; a woman never knows when to say it.

A bride at her second marriage does not wear a veil. She wants to see what she is getting.

A good woman inspires a man, a brilliant woman interests him, a beautiful woman fascinates him, but a sympathetic woman gets him.

Wedding: the point at which a man stops toasting a woman and begins roasting her.

The chief excitement in a woman's life is spotting women who are fatter than she is.

Nonsense makes the heart grow fonder.

I hate people who think it's clever to take drugs... like custom officers.

I felt it very moving to feel his touch, and to remember that hands can also show love.

A new year can begin only because the old year ends.

Although your time and attention are finite, the demands on your time and attention are infinite.

Madonna is interesting. She changed music. She definitely did. She gave me an opportunity that no one else would give me, so I am very grateful to her.

A society can be judged by how it deals with its most vulnerable: the aged, the infirm, the disabled and the unborn.

You don't have to be an heiress to look like one, if you act like one then everyone will just presume you are one.

I'm always open for people saying I'm wrong because most of the time I am.

The distinction of being without an honour is becoming a rare and valuable one and should not become extinct.