“We call talking about other people’s personal lives ‘gossip’ only if we aren’t or weren’t part of the conversation.”

“Most people would instantly start feeling ten years older if someone were to convince them that they were actually born a decade before their birthdate.”

“People who are not blessed with the ability to make others laugh compensate for that by saying (or trying to say) things that are profound.”

“There is no such thing as a boring person when you are lonely or extremely bored.”

“Only someone who isn’t a fool stands a chance of not being bothered by being deemed a fool by a fool.”

“The second most dangerous thing about money is that it leaves most of the people who have a lot of it with the unshakable belief that they are intelligent and well informed. The most dangerous thing about it is that it leaves most of the people who do not have a lot of money with the very same belief.”

“Showing off is more ridiculous in instances where the thing that is being shown off was bought on credit.”

“Though people sort of need your permission to talk to you, they do not really need one to talk about you.”