Man has will, but woman has her way.

A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.

Success. Is not the position where you are standing, but which direction you are going.

This is a court of law, not a court of justice.

My right to swing my fist ends where your nose begins.

I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization.

Three generations of imbeciles are enough.

The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience.

Certitude is not the test of certainty.

People talk fundamentals and superlatives and then make some changes of detail.

Fame is the scentless sunflower, with gaudy crown of gold; But friendship is the rose, with sweets in every fold.

...notice all the many beautiful things, nature, your own soul, stuff other people do.... like help out, smile, create, dance...

We need to insist on making culture out of our desire: making paintings, novels, plays and films potent and seductive and authentic enough to undermine and overwhelm the Iron Maiden.

We knit alone our life, before seeing by it our shroud. (Nous tricotons notre vie seule, Avant d'y voir notre linceul)

far too many politicians suffer from foot and mouth disease

In the end, it doesn't really matter what you paint. It's all just a routine to connect yourself finally with other people.

When we’re young nothing offends us, except adults telling us what should. Then when we become adults, nothing offends us, except we are offended on behalf of our young.

Congress is unable to do the work of the American people because too many politicians believe that compromise means capitulation.

What boots it at one gate to make defence, And at another to let in the foe?

I always think that fashion isn't just about clothes; it can be applied to anything.

Whether the Virgin Mary existed, I don't know. But the human need for her to appear in tortilla, that's what inspires my interest.