"I don't sleep with happily married men."

"There is nothing remarkable about it, all one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself."

"Christmas is a holiday that persecutes the lonely, the frayed, and the rejected."

"I came from a disadvantaged home. They were Republicans."

"Knowing is half the battle."

"We want far better reasons for having children than not knowing how to prevent them."

"If you are ever in doubt as to whether or not you should kiss a pretty girl, give her the benefit of the doubt."

"The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook."

"Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself - and be lenient to everybody else."

"Dona€?t you a€?black or whitea€? me."

"He who has never hoped can never despair."

"Thus let me live, unseen, unknown; thus unlamented let me die; steal from the world, and not a stone tell where I lie."