Quotes of All Topics . Occasions . Authors
Nobody has ever gone broke selling escape to the American public.
We have no Common Vipers in the United States, but we have worse.
Writing is not an end in itself but life transmuted into radiance.
No city should be too large for a man to walk out of in a morning.
Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few.
It is sometimes easier to have furniture made than to find things.
No taste is so acquired as that for someone else's quality of mind.
Musicals are to the theater what wines are to a substantial dinner.
Forgiveness is the highest and most difficult of all moral lessons.
What, when drunk, one sees in other women, one sees in Garbo sober.
She ate so many clams that her stomach rose and fell with the tide.
Though the clown is often deadpan, he is a connoisseur of laughter.
Armadillos make affectionate pets, if you need affection that much.
I am billed as a humorist, but of course I am a tragedian at heart.
There is no more sombre enemy of good art than the pram in the hall.
For what is liberty but the unhampered translation of will into act?
Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote.
Your power is in your faith. Keep it and pass it on to other bloods.
In order for answers to become clear, the questions have to be clear.
I would prefer to be famous for something I did or built or achieved.
The gaming industry has been male-dominated ever since its inception.
The race of man, while sheep in credulity, are wolves for conformity.
We love but once, for once only are we perfectly equipped for loving.
It is only in the country that we can get to know a person or a book.
The path of sound credence is through the thick forest of skepticism.
A man admires a woman not for what she says, but what she listens to.
His life was one long extravaganza, like living inside a Faberge egg.
The test of interesting people is that subject matter doesn't matter.
In the history of mankind, fanaticism has caused more harm than vice.
The savagery and power of Edith Wharton's ghost stories surprised me.
The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite.
Orangutans teach us that looks are not everything-but warned near it.
Well maybe the princess shouldnt be a damsel and she can save herself.
The politician has no more use for pride than Falstaff had for honour.
Children, and sometimes those of larger growth, will not read dialect.
The whole idea of ideas in art is useless. Only have ideas about form.
I always said your best palate is your own, not mine. I'm a guidepost.
We all make mistakes, but intelligence enables us to do it on purpose.
The hippopotamus looks monogamous- he looks as if he would have to be.
When I have an idea, I'm like a pregnant woman. I just have to deliver.
The English have an extraordinary ability for flying into a great calm.
There's nothing wrong with Oscar Levant - nothing a miracle won't cure.
Failure isn't in not reaching your goal but in having no goal to reach.
Without hope, there is no despair. There is only meaningless suffering.
The only education in grief that any of us ever gets is a crash course.
The trouble with our age is that it is all signpost and no destination.
Books don't only furnish a room: they also make the best holiday gifts.
Writers keep writing and publishers publishing - it never grows boring.
I loved music from earliest childhood - from as long as I can remember.
If you can't change a situation, you can change your attitude toward it.