"I'm told leather drives men up the wall.  I like wearing it because it feels nice."

Honor Blackman (1927-present)

"Man, unlike any other thing organic or inorganic in the universe, grows beyond his work, walks up the stairs of his concepts, emerges ahead of his accomplishments."

John Steinbeck (1902-1968)

"Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us."

Samuel Smiles (1812-1904)

"America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between."

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work."

Aristotle (384-322 BCE)

"Sexuality poorly repressed unsettles some families; well repressed, it unsettles the whole world."

 Karl Kraus (1874-1936)

"One man's transparency is another's humiliation."

Gerry Adams (1948-present)

"There can't be good living where there is not good drinking."

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

"A bit of lusting after someone does wonders for you and is good for your skin."

Elizabeth Hurley (1965-present)

"Of course I have played outdoor games.  I once played dominoes in an open air cafe in Paris."

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)