Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages a man to be expansive, even reckless, while lie detectors are only a challenge to tell lies successfully.

There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.

Politics, war, marriage, crime, adultery. Everything that exists in the world has something to do with money.

Cynicism is cheap - you can buy it at any Monoprix store - it's built into all poor-quality goods.

Our worst enemies here are not the ignorant and simple, however cruel; our worst enemies are the intelligent and corrupt

What have we all got to expect that we allow ourselves to be so lined with disappointment?

Hate is an automatic response to fear, for fear humiliates.