The highest form of vulgarity is ostentatious honesty and ostentatious civility.
Ambition is the desire to prove to anyone — but usually not to yourself — that you are deserving of praise.
The impulse behind gossiping is a hunger for adrenaline.
Politics is expressing a positive opinion while holding a negative one.
"Man is style," if he is on stage or in power; in others, however, it is barely visible. 114