The crimes of extreme civilization are certainly more atrocious than those of extreme barbarism.

Next to the wound, what women make best is the bandage.

The crimes of extreme civilization are probably worse than those of extreme barbarism, because of their refinement, the corruption they presuppose, and their superior degree of intellectuality.

They had...finished their lives before their death - which is not always the end of life and often comes long before the end.

The artist's morality lies in the force and truth of his description.

Happy men are grave. They carry their happiness cautiously, as they would a glass filled to the brim which the slightest movement could cause to spill over, or break.

Passions are less mischievous than boredom, for passions tend to diminish and boredom increase.

I did not want to be taken for a fool-the typical French reason for performing the worst of deeds without remorse.

When your world has shattered, ain't nothing else matters. It ain't over, it's only love and that's all.

A man's attire is only an outward projection of his inward self.

To many, God is not someone you know but something you try to get off your back.

School is school-she wants it to be over, but she's afraid of it being over, because then she'll have to figure out what comes next.

To be a team, you must be a family.

What is thematically posited is only what is given, by pure reflection, with all its immanent essential moments absolutely as it is given to pure reflection.

I've become more confident as I have got older. I care less what others think.

Wine is the drink of the gods, milk the drink of babes, tea the drink of women, and water the drink of beasts.

I never went into business to make money, but I have found that if I have fun, the money will come.

Fashion is everything. Art, music, furniture design, graphic design, hair, makeup, architecture, the way cars look - all those things go together to make a moment in time, and that's what excites me.