Public opinion exists only where there are no ideas.

The optimist sees the donut, the pessimist sees the hole.

To define is to limit.

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.

To know anything about oneself one must know all about others.

Bad artists always admire each other's work. They call it being large-minded and free from prejudice. But a truly great artist cannot conceive of life being shown, or beauty fashioned, under any conditions other than those he has selected.

It is only the sacred things that are worth touching