The pleasure of the moment begins to wither almost as soon as it blossoms; our pleasures are soon swallowed up in time's relentless torrent.
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.
I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.
I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.
You have to go on and be crazy. Craziness is like heaven.
Time is the best killer.
If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.
Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.
You can give in to the failure messages and be a bitter deadbeat of excuses. Or you can choose to be happy and positive and excited about life.
Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal.
Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.
Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power.
To be a princess is to play at life. To be a queen is to be a serious player...The purpose of life as a woman is to ascend to the throne and rule with heart.
Insanity in individuals is rare - but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs, it is the rule.
Last year I sang for the Queen of England, met the president of the United States, and got an Emmy and a star on The Walk of Fame. And what did I do? I was just being myself.
The essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale.
Life should be great rather than long.
It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You're not alone.
When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive.
There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.
Life has a certain flavour for those who have fought and risked all that the sheltered and protected can never experience.
