Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use. Use this quote
I would rather exercise than read a newspaper. Use this quote
To awake from death is to die in peace. Use this quote
I continue to believe, contrary to the given wisdom, that it's more interesting to have an album - or, indeed, an individual song - which has variety rather than homogeneity. Use this quote
Not to say people shouldn't get rich from art. I adore the alchemy wherein artists who cast a complex spell make rich people give them their money. (Just writing it makes me cackle.) But too many artists have been making money without magic. Use this quote
Every speaker has a mouth; An arrangement rather neat. Sometimes it's filled with wisdom. Sometimes it's filled with feet. Use this quote
Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom. Use this quote
Your true traveller finds boredom rather agreeable than painful. It is the symbol of his liberty - his excessive freedom. He accepts his boredom, when it comes, not merely philosophically, but almost with pleasure. Use this quote
Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant. Use this quote
It's not that I don't want to become famous or that I'm obsessed by my work as an actress, but it's all about not limiting myself, such as putting myself in a little jail that I can escape from. Use this quote
For my name and memory I leave to men's charitable speeches, and to foreign nations and the next ages. Use this quote
I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained. Use this quote
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Use this quote
The only way to avoid being unhappy is to close yourself up in Art and to count for nothing all the rest. Use this quote
It's dismaying to see the unilateralism that the government is doing. Use this quote
The compulsion to do good is an innate American trait. Only North Americans seem to believe that they always should, may, and actually can choose somebody with whom to share their blessings. Ultimately this attitude leads to bombing people into the acceptance of gifts. Use this quote
I think the thing to remember, though, the next time you hear someone who is really certain that he is on the side of the angels, is that the idea of angels was created by human beings, who are famous for being frequently untrustworthy and occasional. Use this quote
Middle age is when a guy keeps turning off lights for economical rather than romantic reasons. Use this quote
I think they'd rather us follow our hearts and I hope that's what some people will understand. Use this quote
Democrats always like to brag that their guys are smarter than the opponents and Republicans always like to brag that their guys are more moral than the opponents. But if you're looking for morals in politics you're looking for bananas in the cheese department. Use this quote
