She had an unequalled gift, especially pen in hand, of squeezing big mistakes into small opportunities.

Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.

It's time to start living the life you've imagined.

Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.

We work in the dark - we do what we can - we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.

Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself.

Everything about Florence seems to be colored with a mild violet, like diluted wine.

Excellence does not require perfection.

The Roman jurisprudence has the longest known history of any set of human institutions.

I'm yours for ever--for ever and ever. Here I stand; I'm as firm as a rock. If you'll only trust me, how little you'll be disappointed. Be mine as I am yours.

It's a complex fate, being an American, and one of the responsibilities it entails is fighting against a superstitious valuation of Europe.

These flowers, which were splendid and sprightly, waking in the dawn of the morning, in the evening will be a pitiful frivolity, sleeping in the cold night's arms.

There is always a reason to be grateful.

I want a return to the divorce system based on the fault of one spouse.

One of the coolest and wisest hours a man has, is just after he awakes in the morning.

What I've learnt is when you walk into a family argument and people tell you it's about principle don't get involved. There is more to life than principles.

You can only be loved to the extent that you are known.

Know that however ugly the parts appear the whole remains beautiful.

You can create value with breakthrough innovation, incremental refinement, or complex coordination. Great companies often do two of these. The very best companies do all three.

I think a fragrance is all about sensations and imagery, and can evoke visions, feelings and thoughts.