It is unthinkable for a Frenchman to arrive at middle age without having syphilis and the Cross of the Legion of Honor.
It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age in the world, have passed through this fiery persecution.
I had used eclectic therapy and behavior therapy on myself at the age of 19 to get over my fear of public speaking and of approaching young women in public.
In passing, we should note this curious mark of our own age: the only absolute allowed is the absolute insistence that there is no absolute.
It's not catastrophes, murders, deaths, diseases, that age and kill us it's the way people look and laugh, and run up the steps of omnibuses.
Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed the mental image I have of myself - a lad of about 19.
The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion or ethnic background, is that we all believe we are above-average drivers.
Why do people talk of the horrors of old age? It's great. I feel like a fine old car with the parts gradually wearing out, but I'm not complaining,... Those who find growing old terrible are people who haven't done what they wanted with their lives.
No man was ever so completely skilled in the conduct of life, as not to receive new information from age and experience.
Elizabeth Peyton, the artist known for tiny, dazzling portraits of radiant youth, is now painting tiny, dazzling portraits of radiant middle age.
I would say that we all - in whatever world we're in, whatever your occupation is, we all have a path to walk. We all have struggles.
Science is simply common sense at its best, that is, rigidly accurate in observation, and merciless to fallacy in logic.
As contemporary history reminds us we are human to the extent that we are able to chose between alternatives.
Love does not exclude; it embraces. If we don't love someone outside ourselves, then very simply, we do not love ourselves.
Hong Kong is a good fashion city. The interest is enormous. There's good potential in the Asian market.
When a pilot would go out, he would say, 'This is my plane. You bring my plane back, please,'.
A grenade launcher will easily take out a tank; a Molotov cocktail placed in its air intake will destroy one as well.
Wikipedia is kind of weird. I feel it's lame to put up my own page, but I desperately want someone else to do it.
I sit down and create atmospheres, start playing guitar or piano and just sing whatever comes out of my mouth.