When love ends, we cry out against destiny. When friendship ends, we cry out against our friend.

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.

There is no one like the Holy God.

Jealousy often turns people into irresponsible storytellers.

The person who knows his calling will find opportunities everywhere

You can't build anything with a flimsy foundation. Friendship is the foundation.

You have all the tools and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you.

Ten Downing Street is a house, not an office. That is its most important characteristic.

Each year we look for a big name that is attractive to the public and pleasant for the girls.

God doesn't need verbal language for communication.

I'm not a big jazz fan.

If you eliminate the names of Lincoln, Washington, Roosevelt, Jackson and Wilson, both conventions would get out three days earlier.