You can construct the character of a man and his age not only from what he does and says, but from what he fails to say and do.

Distrust of authority should be the first civic duty.

To find a friend one must close one eye. To keep him...two.

A man who is stingy with saffron is capable of seducing his own grandmother.

A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner.

He talks about the Scylla of Atheism and the Charybdis of Christianity - a state of mind which, by the way, is not conducive to bold navigation.

You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.

If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving them things.

Never take a solemn oath. People think you mean it.

Bouillabaisse is only good because cooked by the French, who, if they cared to try, could produce an excellent and nutritious substitute out of cigar stumps and empty matchboxes.

Why always "not yet"? Do flowers in spring say "not yet"?

If I say I'll help you I'll help you. If I say I'll kill you I'll kill you. Everything else is ripples of maybe.

The young women in my classes are feisty and clever and believe, often with the passion of youthful optimism, that feminism is a battle already won. I worry for them - and for my daughters, too.

I think there is a new awareness in this 21st century that design is as important to where and how we live as it is for museums, concert halls and civic buildings.

I have two beautiful children and my husband. The perfect day for me is just to be with them and have fun. We like simple things, you know.

If you’ve got a problem make it a procedure and it won’t be a problem anymore.

People who feared IBM were wrong, ... Technology is ever-changing.

It is impossible to overstate the need for prayer in the fabric of family life.

When God gives you AIDS - and God does give you AIDS, by the way - make lemonAIDS.

Nothing remains but desire, and desire comes howling down Elysian Fields like a mistral.

In fiction I think we should have no agenda but to tell the truth.