As a result of subduing the forces of nature with the tools that we invent, we find ourselves today at the point where the force of our tools has become a greater concern than the forces of nature.

Is it possible that even happy moments of pleasure never stand up to a rigorous examination? Possible.

Maybe I should tell her that things without meaning are the most beautiful ones. It’s a good sentence, she’ll like it.

She, on the other hand, seized things, truly wanted them, was passionate about them, played for all or nothing, and wasn’t afraid of contempt, mockery, spitting, beatings.

Maybe we really are made of the same clay, maybe we really are condemned, blameless, to the same, identical mediocrity.

Religion will disappear from men's consciousness when, finally, we have constructed a world of equals, without class distinctions, and with a sound of scientific conception of society and of life

Nobody loves me but mama, and she may be jivin too.

There is no concrete way to play Jiu Jitsu, and this is why so many different types of people find joy in it.

You cannot mix sports with politics.

Make use of your friends by being of use to them.

The much vaunted male logic isn't logical, because they display prejudices against half the human race that are considered prejudices according to any dictionary definition.

In very subtle ways, how we regard ourselves and others continually changes us into something new.

There is not a whole lot of fun in medicine but there is a whole lot of medicine in fun.

It's funny - more people talk about my 'babe-dom' now than they did before I had a child. Whatever. I guess I'm a role model in hot pants now. That's cool!

It is a question of building which is at the root of the social unrest of today: architecture or revolution.

I have quite a lot of plastic sunglasses. It's just a nice accessory, it adds a final thing, and it's my favorite way of figuring an outfit.