There are less than 1 per cent of anorexic girls, but there more than 30 per cent of girls in France - I don't know about England - that are much, much overweight. And it is much more dangerous and very bad for the health.

The first requisite of civilization is that of justice.

The worst guilt is to accept an unearned guilt.

There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.

Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.