Self-conscious? Try a wig, a corset, a veil, a beard. Or cultivate shamelessness.

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.

No more lies and speeches of delusions out of the reality of our existence

One of the reasons to see improved productivity in Agile is because of the simplicity principle.

Cards are war, in disguise of a sport.

Producing quality compost is the most important job on the organic farm. A lot of the problems I see on farms I visit could be solved by making better compost.

At the end of a down day on Wall Street, we all need to be able to sleep peacefully at night. That comfort won't come from our bank balance.

Here the people seem to possess the secret of tranquility and to live lives of more than surface contentment.

Even if you only stop and focus on your breathing for a few breaths, or for a minute or two, its very valuable.

Sometimes our power resides not in what we do, but in what we don't do.

Love is hard to find, but love is one of a kind.