Fine dancing, I believe, like virtue, must be its own reward.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

My heart is, and always will be, yours.

It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.

The younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder.

Our scars make us know that our past was for real

None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.

What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.

Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

Lord save the suffering souls.

too much alcohol hampers people's ability to parent. That's why I've chosen to remain childless.

One must not permit oneself excesses, except with persons whom one wishes soon to leave.

Be a leader with exceptional qualities, not deceptive qualities”.

What was a shadow, after all, but a shape in the moving world reduced to a projection of possibilities?

I'm trying to be really coy, and I'm not sure if I'm doing a good job.

I feel that I belong to the 19th century. Some composers' music is very topical. It almost says, 'This is about what I read in newspapers yesterday.' Not mine.

In Britain, girls seem to be either bright or attractive. In America, that's not the case. They're both.

I don't like black. You wear black when you're miserable.

I think a player constantly improves his understanding of chess with experience.