Be able to set a table so that you feel like you're dining, not just sitting and eating.

A good leader needs to stand behind his or her followers as often as he or she needs to stand in front of them.

To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.

I believe Picasso's success is just one small part of the broader modern phenomenon of artists themselves rejecting serious art- perhaps partly because serious art takes so much time and energy and talent to produce-in favor of what I call `impulse art': art work that is quick and easy, at least by comparison.

People who work crossword puzzles know that if they stop making progress, they should put the puzzle down for a while.

Everybody loves an accent. It you've been unlucky in love, consider pulling up stakes and moving to another country. Then you'll be the one with a neat foreign accent.

At first, I only laughed at myself. Then I noticed that life itself is amusing. I've been in a generally good mood ever since.