Apothegms are the most infallible mirror to represent a man truly what he is.

I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.

When Demosthenes was asked what was the first part of Oratory, he answered, "Action," and which was the second, he replied, "action," and which was the third, he still answered "Action.

Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.

The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits.

Barba non facit philosophum

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.

Time is the wisest of all counselors.

No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.

It's not that life is good or bad. Life just is. It's how you handle the shitty situations that will determine whether it's good or bad.

I mean, I have the feeling that something in my mind is poisoning everything else.

I'd already decided I wanted to design shoes after I saw a sign in the Museum of African and Oceanic Art forbidding high heels. Well, who could resist?

I'm a poet. I distrust anything that starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop because people don't think in full, clear sentences.

The Byrds flew off the fallout shelter, eight miles high and falling fast.

Memories are links in a golden chain that bind us until we meet again.

I certainly don't follow fashion. I think fashion, as far as the industry and the whole world that surrounds it, is quite vile, and I'm repelled by it.

All my moves were designed to promote the happiness and wellbeing of my family, rather than fame.

Open your arms as wide as you can to receive all the miracles with your name on them. Never forget that all you have is all you need.

In a real estate man's eye, the most expensive part of the city is where he has a house to sell