A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.

So many women just don't know how great they really are. They come to us all vogue outside and vague on the inside.

The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action.

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.

Courage is grace under pressure.

He who surpasses or subdues mankind must look down on the hate of those below.

If the world was perfect, it wouldn't be.

A great city is the place to escape the true drama of provincial life, and find solace in fantasy.

There are no good girls gone wrong - just bad girls found out.

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.

Fashion changes, but style endures.

A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others are.

Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.

I have only ever read one book in my life, and that is White Fang. It's so frightfully good I've never bothered to read another.

The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present.

Authority, without any condition and reservation, belongs to the nation.

His modesty amounts to deformity.

I've had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it.

The future ain't what it used to be.

All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened.

Gold and silver from the dead turn often into lead.