“Well, I know, of course, how important it is not to keep a business engagement, if one wants to retain any sense of the beauty of life.”

“You know, I think it's important to keep a balance in things. Yeah, balance, that's the right word. Cause the guy who wants too much risks losing absolutely everything. Of course, the one who wants too little from life, might not get anything at all.”

“The important thing is to enjoy yourself and continue to work. I know life is a journey, not a destination. Thant’s also true in business—your objectives keep moving”

“Well, of course, it was not any of my business but you get very queer glimpses of life sometimes, and you can't help speculating about them.”

“Of course it's almost ludicrously difficult to talk about art. And about beauty. Beauty is a perversion--how can you retain your self-respect when you talk about it?”

“Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.”