The dignified catastrophes of tragedy bear little resemblance to the slow ruin inflicted by life.

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 first few moments of the day are some of the most important as they can determine the mood for the rest of the day.

Courage comes from acting courageously on a day-to-day basis.

Life belongs to man, but the meaning of life is beyond him.

If I did not speak with people who call me names, I could not engage in politics.

When you are young you don't always realise how full of doubts everybody is.

I don’t know what you’re feeling, I won’t even pretend

A great scholar is seldom a great philosopher.

Everything in the Universe was as the Creator willed it - nothing superfluous, nothing lacking - a harmony.

It's nice, though, getting older and being able to do different roles.

When we want to speak to God, we pray. And when we want Him to speak to us, we search the scriptures.