Children would die of terror if they knew the folly and ignorance of their caretakers.

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.

The ripe apple falls, it doesn't know what else to do.

Trust in God and do something.

Celebrity was a long time in coming it will go away. Everything goes away.

Will we ever understand the price of ambition, or ever apply our heart to life with submission?

If the family were a boat, it would be a canoe that makes no progress unless everyone paddles.

Do not waste time idling or thinking after you have set your goals

Animation is tremendously resilient. Animation will recover, as art always recovers. There's always cycles of good art.

This is Donald Trump. He wants to respond. You know how he is.

It is important to remember that for every person, there will be a problem. Even more importantly, for every problem, our God has a prescription!

I live my life a quarter mile at a time. Nothing else matters: not the mortgage, not the store, not my team and all their bullshit. For those ten seconds or less, I'm free.