Rich bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men should be happier than others.

Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same.

Philanthropy is the refuge of rich people who wish to annoy their fellow creatures.

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

Conscience and cowardice are really the same thing. Conscience is the trade-name of the firm.

Religion is the fashionable substitute for belief.

Anything worth having is worth fighting for.

I write music with an exclamation point!

Forgiveness is important in families, especially when there are so many secrets that need to be healed - for the most part, every family's got them.

Money doesn't mean anything to me. I've made a lot of money, but I want to enjoy life and not stress myself building my bank account. I give lots away and live simply, mostly out of a suitcase in hotels. We all know that good health is much more important.

A corporation, essentially, is a pile of money to which a number of persons have sold their moral allegiance.

Just how difficult it is to write biography can be reckoned by anybody who sits down and considers just how many people know the real truth about his or her love affairs.

Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons.

The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.

I often arrive at quite sensible ideas and judgements, on the spur of the moment. It is when I stop to think that I become foolish.