There is no substitute for the riches gained on a lifetime basis by the young American who studies or works abroad.

A balanced guest list of mixed elements is to a successful party what the seasoning is to a culinary triumph.

In Rome people seem to love with more zest, murder with more imagination, submit to creative urges more often, and lose the sense of logic more easily than in any other place.

The perfect classroom is Paris.

Good taste is synonymous with success in all fields of life. It's not a question of money, but of a trained eye.

if the right man does not come along, there are many fates far worse. One is to have the wrong man come along.

Women have to be a lot smarter and brighter and have to work a lot harder to prepare themselves. They have to watch what they do and how they behave. It's not a free world yet.

the person talking to you never looks directly at you, but rather around the room, searching for the answer to the universal cocktail party question, 'Who's here tonight?

At home, we're listening to TV or playing with our computers, so our entertaining is rusting. We don't know how to be good hosts and guests in business situations.

Politeness decrees that you must listen to be kind intelligence decrees that you must listen to learn.

Tea time is a chance to slow down, pull back and appreciate our surroundings.

If it is ones lot to be cast among fools, one must learn foolishness.-The Count of Monte Cristo

Never ask age of a woman.

When a pirate grows rich enough, they make him a prince.

As soon as you tolerate something, it becomes bearable, and before long it will become common.

My heart is closed, soon it will crumble away. Stifling my tears, I scream every day. My heart has shown me that believing is nothing. My own heart killed me.

As a parent, do the right thing and you don't get in trouble. If you lead a charmed life, you better act like it.

It's fascinating for us women to begin looking at our lives in five-year plans. It really does help you keep on track. If that's too hard, start with a two-year plan.

There are three things men can do with women

Who's the world going to revolve around now?

Every dressing room should have a few proper bottles of bubbly.