In Manhattan, every flat surface is a potential stage and every inattentive waiter an unemployed, possibly unemployable, actor.

What would you be like if you were the only person in the world? If you want to be truly happy you must be that person.

Politics are not an instrument for effecting social change; they are the art of making the inevitable appear to be a matter of wise human choice.

The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another.

The curiosity of the neighbors about you, is a tribute to your individuality, and you should encourage it

I lost the love of all the homosexuals in the world by saying that Princess Diana was trash and got what she deserved. She could have been Queen of England - and she was swanning about Paris with Arabs. What disgraceful behavior. Going about saying she wanted to be the queen of hearts. The vulgarity of it is so overpowering.

I don't think I have a tragic demeanor.