Leo Tolstoy

True life is lived when tiny changes occur.

Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.

If you want to be happy, be.

Boredom: the desire for desires.

A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral.

It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.

It’s hard for a man to live with a successful woman – they seem to resent you so much. Very few men are generous enough to accept success in their women.

If I was your wife Sir, I’d poison you! Madam, if you were my wife, I’d let you!

Why do so many marriages fail? Because nobody gets taught how to be married. We’re not taught how to pick a mate, or why to pick a mate; we don’t know how to manage our emotions once we’re in a marriage; we don’t know how to resolve marital conflict. Married people have never been taught why they or their spouses feel the way they do and act the way they do. Nobody has ever taught us the fundamentals.

Each man takes care that his neighbor shall not cheat him. But a day comes when he begins to care that he does not cheat his neighbor. Then all goes well — he has changed his market-cart into a chariot of the sun.

It’s like in golf… A lot of people – I don’t want this to sound trivial – but a lot of people are switching to these really long putters, very unattractive… it’s weird. You see these great players with these really long putters, because they can’t sink three-footers anymore. And, I hate it. I am a traditionalist. I have so many fabulous friends who happen to be gay, but I am a traditionalist.

Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.

I only f**k with people who are secure enough to be happy for me and hype me up. I don’t want any ‘friends’ who fall silent during my success.

Without a doubt, my richest relationships are my long-term friendships with musical partners, because we make music together. That’s what we love to do with our lives.

I have a rule, and that is to never look at somebody’s face while we’re having sex; because, number one, what if I know the guy?

Relationships don’t thrive because the guilty are punished, but because the wounded are merciful.

I would never buy Ivana any decent jewels or pictures. Why give her negotiable assets?

When you get married, your loyalty, first and foremost, is to your spouse, and to the family that you create together.

I can replace things, but I could never replace my wife and kids.

Your experience will be a lesson to all of us men to be careful not to marry ladies in very high positions.

You know the funny thing, I don’t get along with rich people. I get along with the middle class and the poor people better than I get along with the rich people.