The sensitiveness claimed by neurotic is matched by their egotism: they cannot abide the flaunting by others of the sufferings to which they pay an even increasing amount of attention in themselves.

Smokers, male and female, inject and excuse idleness in their lives every time they light a cigarette.

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

ARCHITECTURE, n: The art of how to waste space.

Philip Johnson

Walking back to happiness with you, Said farewell to lonliness I knew, Laid aside foolish pride, Learnt the truth from tears I cried.

Mike Hawker

I have a weird sense of humour. My dad's the same. We love watching 'Monty Python' together.

Miranda Kerr

My impression is that most women public service workers have a long fuse. Precisely because they care so deeply about services, more than anyone, they still want to find a sensible and fair negotiated agreement. But their patience has run out.

Frances O'Grady

Those who can not adjust to change will be swept aside by it. Those who recognize change and react accordingly will benefit.

Jim Rogers

The creation and sale of most art today is pure prostitution.

Leo Tolstoy

A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.

H. L. Mencken

The only way to give finality to the world is to give it consciousness.

Miguel de Unamuno

Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts.

Blaise Pascal

I've chosen my wedding ring large and heavy to continue forever. But exactly because of that all the time that Dave and I have an argument I feel it like handcuffs, and on anger time I throw it in a basket. Poor Dave, he bought me three wedding rings already!

Carmen Miranda

Motherhood is the strangest thing, it can be like being one's own Trojan horse.

Rebecca West