Thought is free.

Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.

There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.

No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.

Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people of moderate means to observe how little a big fortune contributes to Beauty.

I don't watch television, I think it destroys the art of talking about oneself.

Once you label me you negate me.

Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.

Get off your butt and join the Marines!

Young heads take example of the ancient.

Sunlight is painting.

There's no such thing as perfect writing, just like there's no such thing as perfect despair.

Who are you to judge the life I live? I know I'm not perfect-and I don't live to be-but before you start pointing fingers... make sure your hands are clean!

Confusion of goals and perfection of means seems, in my opinion, to characterize our age.

Nothing is black or white.

I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my opponent says of it: That piece cannot be moved.

The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.

Television is chewing gum for the eyes.

I love Madrid. I am happy to be here. I have been here three years and hope to be here longer. But I am proud of where I come from and never forget the people I grew up with.

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

The day of individual happiness has passed