Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocencethis side of the womb.

Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, Beautiful old people are works of art.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

The man with the new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

Do not despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.

Keep a secret; its you slave. Tell it, and it's your master.

An artist is only a very small part of the universe and should receive no more attention than any other thing on earth which provides us with beauty, happiness and plenty

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.