The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people worse than they are.

Feminine passion is to masculine as an epic is to an epigram.

How is the world ruled and led to war? Diplomats lie to journalists and believe these lies when they see them in print.

A man's eroticism is a woman's sexuality.

A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short pants.

The extraordinary ability of a woman to forget is not the same as the talent of a lady not to be able to remember.

I would have stage-fright if I had to speak with every one of the people before whom I speak.