People who expect deference resent mere civility.

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 more a woman appreciates the hunting prowess of her man, the more he will kill for her.

Unhappy poor people at least have the fantasy that money will make them happy

Sometimes it seems safer to have just enough God to get to heaven, but not so much that he radically alters our lives.

You have to be the right type for calm waters. For some, dead calm is inner peace, for others it's the doldrums.

Dear Dad, When you sent me to school that morning, I thought you loved me. But now I see you for what you are. You called me a monster and a freak. But you’re the one that raised me.

I co-own the ranch with my brother, and he and his wife are really the backbone of the operation.

As I told the students every time I visited a campus, you are the director of your own movie, and if you aren't enjoying what you are doing, change it.

Faith is not a leap in the dark. Faith is not a "hope so." Faith is substance and evidence - substance for a scientific mind, and evidence for a legal mind.

All my life I wanted to play music with love to every member of the audience.

The coolest thing you can become is yourself.