It is easy to despise what you cannot get

It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.

United we stand, divided we fall.

Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

There's smoke in my iris, but I painted a sunny day on the insides of my eyelids

A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.

It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.

I have noticed several times that people don't think I know how to behave even when I'm trying as hard as I can.

It's true that in reading an interview, I have a little critique of the objectification of women in a [Playboy] magazine that is perceived to doing that.

I love the idea of getting to play different characters and tell some stories. When you're passionate about a project, it's nice to get the part.

Man makes love by braggadocio, and woman makes love by listening.

Loneliness is a kind of prison. [Vincent Van Gogh]

I don't consider myself a fashion designer.

A handkerchief can never be put in another pocket after it has been in one pocket. I don't walk under ladders. I have items of clothing that are lucky for me. That rotates, but I am luck-oriented.

If the people were a little more ignorant, astrology would flourish - if a little more enlightened, religion would perish.

It's a choice that you make and there's consequences. It's something you have to own.

Confessions may be good for the soul but they are bad for the reputation.