Thought is a dangerous thing; it makes one see that the popular notions of society are wrong.

Thought is a dangerous thing; it makes one see that the popular notions of society are wrong.

Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.

Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.

Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of Venus, the brains of a Minerva, the read more

For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of Venus, the brains of a Minerva, the grace of Terpsichore, the memory of a Macaulay, the figure of Juno, and the hide of a rhinoceros.

A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people read more

A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people sitting in the stalls.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

No one wants advice -- only corroboration. - The Winter of Our Discontent.

No one wants advice -- only corroboration. - The Winter of Our Discontent.

My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am read more

My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am all I have to work with, to play with, to suffer and to enjoy. It is not the eyes of others that I am wary of, but of my own. I do not intend to let myself down more than I can possibly help, and I find that the fewer illusions I have about myself or the world around me, the better company I am for myself.

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the read more

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.