Love is the last relay and ultimate outposts of eternity.

I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.

Henri Matisse

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

Joseph Joubert

Sometimes you want to go for a walk and you don't want to be watched. You just want to be anonymous and blend in. Especially when I travel, I feel that way, because I can't really go out and see a city the way other people can and I miss out on a lot.

Madonna Ciccone

Marriage brings up all the things I pushed to the back burner - the fears, the mistrust, the doubts, the insecurities. It's like opening Pandora's box.

Jennifer Aniston

[Rome], who was formerly the gate of heaven, is now a sort of open mouth of hell.

Martin Luther King Jr.

I believe that political correctness can be a form of linguistic fascism, and it sends shivers down the spine of my generation who went to war against fascism.

P. D. James

One mustn't allow acting to be like stockbroker -- you must not take it just as a means of earning a living, to go down every day to do a job of work. The big thing is to combine punctuality, efficiency, good nature, obedience, intelligence, and concentration with an unawareness of what is going to happen next, thus keeping yourself available for excitement.

John Gielgud

It is vital that the United States maintains open lines of communication with our allies. We must assure them of our commitment to eradicating global terrorism wherever it may reside or wherever it's given haven.

George Allen

There is something about poverty that smells like death.

Zora Neale Hurston

A sad fact of life lately at the Museum of Modern Art is that when it comes to group shows of contemporary painting from the collection, the bar has been set pretty low.

Jerry Saltz

Men try to run life according to their wishes; life runs itself according to necessity.

Jean Toomer

There is science, logic, reason there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.

Edward Abbey