One of the misfortunes of our time is that in getting rid of false shame, we have killed off so much real shame as well.

Along with being forever on the move, one is forever in a hurry, leaving things inadvertently behind-friend or fishing tackle, old raincoat or old allegiance.

Many people today don't want honest answers insofar as honest means unpleasant or disturbing, They want a soft answer that turneth away anxiety.

Privacy was in sufficient danger before TV appeared, and TV has given it its death blow.

Coyness is a rather comically pathetic fault, a miscalculation in which, by trying to veil the ego, we let it appear stark naked.

Once you have money, you can quite truthfully affirm that money isn't everything.

It is disgusting to pick your teeth; what is vulgar is to use a gold toothpick.