A kiss is a course of procedure cunningly devised, for the mutual stopage of speech at a moment when words are superfluous.

A woman's mind is cleaner than a man's: She changes it more often.

A rolling stone gathers no moss, but it gains a certain polish.

Many are called but few get up.

Cat: a pygmy lion who loves mice, hates dogs, and patronizes human beings.

The Irish gave the bagpipes to the Scotts as a joke, but the Scotts haven't seen the joke yet.

A man is known by the silence he keeps.

I heard a bird sing In the dark of December A magical thing And sweet to remember. 'We are nearer to Spring Than we were in September,' I heard a bird sing In the dark of December.

Bigamy is one way of avoiding the painful publicity of divorce and the expense of alimony.

Some take their gold in minted mold, and some in harps thereafter, but give me mine in bubbles fine and keep the change in laughter.

Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.

I am going to go into this world, and I don't care if you and your narrow mind cannot be a part of it.

The camera is interested in what you are thinking as opposed to just what you are doing or saying.

What is jazz? It, It's almost like asking, What is French? Jazz is a musical language. It's a musical dialect that actually embodies the spirit of America.

Why can't rappers just say nice things? Like I wanna take your clothes off and hang them up in the closet real nice.

Well, I was lucky in that my being an actress totally overshadowed my having some kind of a... legacy at Yale, so that was kind of great.

The price of eternal vigilance is indifference.

You can "prove" anything on the verbal level, just be accepting the necessary axioms at the beginning.

Being called a conscious rapper is quite a compliment. It's a great thing to be. But as an artist, my nature is to not be in a box.

Treason seldom dwells with courage.