Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.

Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.

At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since.

The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents.

Beauty should be edible, or not at all.

An elegant woman is a woman who despises you and has no hair under her arms.

What is important is to spread confusion, not eliminate it.

Everyone should eat hashish, but only once.

People love mystery, and that is why they love my paintings.

This grandiose tragedy that we call modern art.

The secret of my influence has always been that it remained secret.

Thinking is a sign of disturbance. When your bladder doesn't hurt you don't think about it.

Something must be left to chance nothing is sure in a sea fight.

Labor Day is a holiday honoring those who work for a living. Laborious Day is a lesser known holiday honoring those who cannot stop talking about their work.

The core values of our constitution are at the heart of our nation's progress.

The way to keep weeds from overwhelming you is to deal with them constantly and in their early stages.

I have a horror of silence while I'm writing. It's like the universe is howling at me if I don't have it.

It is not true that nice guys finish last. Nice guys are winners before the game even starts.

Auspiciousness comes only through balance.

Let's contend no more, Love, Strive nor weep: All be as before Love, - Only sleep.

All zeal for a reform, that gives offence To peace and charity, is mere pretence.