We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.

It takes a long time to grow young.

What do you want meaning for? Life is desire, not meaning.

In every tragedy, an element of comedy is preserved. Comedy is just tragedy reversed.

Life is made up of marble and mud.

We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.

The rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs.

How can I go forward when I don't know which way I'm facing?

Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.

Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough

Don't cry for a man who's left you - the next one may fall for your smile.

Hard work, disciplined habits, modesty in living, contentment and cheerfulness.

In the end, everything is a gag.

You never know when a moment and afew sincere words can have an impact on a life.

To one extent, if you've seen one city slum, you've seen them all.

Life is too short for long-term grudges.

Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn