If it is not to make the world better what is money for?

I hate the idea of always having to interpret other people's ideas and thoughts and words, because I'm very independent and, I guess, a free thinker.

My favorite name for a color is "puce." It's kind of a dried blood color. It's a hideous color. But I love the word. It's so euphonic. But my favorite colors are lavender, purple, periwinkle blue, and white.

I've come through things that would have felled an ox. That fills me with optimism, not just for myself but for our particular species.

It is strange that the years teach us patience; that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting.

Success is a great deodorant.

Michael Jackson is one of the most normal people I know.