You know you're in love when you stop comparing.

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.

He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which.

What you are afraid of is never as bad as what you imagine. The fear you let build up in your mind is worse than the situation that actually exists.

Passion was the antithesis of morality.

We must wake up knowing we have work to do and go to bed knowing we've done it.

The greatest art of a politician is to render vice serviceable to the cause of virtue.

Many investors make the mistake of buying high and selling low while the exact opposite is the right strategy to outperform over the long term.

Great songs aren't written, they're rewritten

If a country can only be rich by running a successful race for low wages, I should be disposed to say at once, perish such riches!

Cutting carbon in the supply chain is the next critical stage in the business contribution to reduce carbon emissions to tackle climate change and, represents a significant commercial opportunity.

It's good to learn from your mistakes. It's better to learn from other people's mistakes.