Vanity is easily duped. Ambition, not.

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.

Rethink change: Make change management irrelevant through Appreciative Leadership Innovation focused Expectations (ALIFE)

The man who is not permitted to own is owned.

I'm not ready to do any compromises for my work.

One question hovers over all of us who choose to spend our lives writing: why keep doing this in a world where so many forces are aligned against us?

A woman in love is helpless.

You're my depth gauge. If I see your hat floatin', I'll stop.

Climate change has the potential to affect everything we care about - whether it is the health of our families, the stability of our communities, or the fate of the wild animals.

Jupiter was very large and bright. Apparently, there was a small reddish star appended to its side. This is called "an alliance."

True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.

When I make a live-action movie, it's a very physical process. It's like running a marathon.