"A politician thinks of the next election—a statesman, of the next generation."
"Oh, never mind the fashion. When one has a style of one's own, it is always twenty times better."
"Your damned nonsense can I stand twice or once, but sometimes always, by God, never." Hans Richter
"Of all the sexual aberrations, perhaps the most peculiar is chastity."
"It is disappointing to report that George Bernard Shaw appearing as George Bernard Shaw is sadly miscast in the part. Satirists should be heard and not seen." Robert Emmet Sherwood
"Before they're plumbers or writers or taxi drivers or unemployed or journalists, men are men. Whether heterosexual or homosexual. The only difference is that some of them remind you of it as soon as you meet them, and others wait for a little while." Marguerite Duras
"He took my music. But he gave me my name." McKinley Morganfield
"I'm generally pessimistic about the dumbing down of America—especially with summer movies."
"Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told, 'I am with you kid. Let's go!'" Marguerite Ann Johnson
"I have learned more about love, selflessness and human understanding from the people I have met in this great adventure in the world of AIDS than I ever did in the cutthroat, competitive world in which I spent my life." Anthony Perkins
"It is not enough to offer a smorgasbord of courses. We must insure that students are not just eating at one end of the table."
"I have great respect for someone from a strict Catholic upbringing who can climax without reservation. " Robert Downey, Jr.
"This is the most dangerous thing I will probably ever do in my life, except for having a kid."
  • David Blaine
    (04/04/1973 – )
    US magician, on sitting in a glass box 44 days above the Thames
David Blaine
"I never studied acting in Australia. I never had an empty stage and black pajamas to run around and express myself." Heathcliff Andrew Ledger