Every relationship between two individuals or two groups will be characterized by the ratio of secrecy that is involved in it. – Georg Simmel
Discretion is nothing other than the sense of justice with respect to the sphere of the intimate contents of life. – Georg Simmel
Judging from the ugly and repugnant things that are sometimes in vogue, it would seem as though fashion were desirous of exhibiting its power by getting us to adopt the most atrocious things for its sake alone. – Georg Simmel
In the latter case life rests upon a thousand presuppositions which the individual can never trace back to their origins, and verify but which he must accept upon faith and belief. – Georg Simmel
I wouldnt date an actress. Theres only room for one actor in my life and Im it. Too difficult. On the one hand, they understand the job. But on the other hand, its very competitive within the relationship. Two actors, say one becomes a mega-star and the other doesnt. – Jonathan Rhys Meyers