Cynthia Lewis Quotes

Every piece of the puzzle that doesn't fit gets you closer to the answer.

You'll have a lot more respect for a bird after you try making a nest.

Nobody notices it when your zipper is up, but everyone notices when it's down.

It's easier to throw sticks on the campfire than to try to restart it when it goes out.

If you want to zoom down the expert slope tomorrow, you have to fall down the bunny slope today.

If you want pancakes for breakfast, offer to help make them.

If you want to see a shooting star, you might have to spend a lot of nights looking up.

Look at the footprints you've made.

Ten minutes is short if it's a recess and long if it's a punishment.

It's not enough to be able to spell "magnificence" in your bedroom. You have to be able to spell it at the microphone during the spelling bee.

Whiners usually play alone.

Before you trade sandwiches, check between the bread.

If you wait until you're really sure, you'll never take off the training wheels.

You can either keep peddling, get off the bike or fall over.

Believing in the Tooth Fairy is easier than trying to figure out how else the money gets under your pillow.

Even babies like to grab for things just beyond their reach.

They'll remember you if you're the best reader in class-or if you throw up at lunch.

Don't say "The last one there is a rotten egg": unless you're absolutely sure there's a slow kid behind you.

Flowers and pricker bushes grow out of the same dust.

One thing you can't pretend to be is funny.

It doesn't count if your swing is going the highest if you're getting pushed.

Every time you swim out to the rock, it gets a little closer.

If the horse you're drawing looks more like a dog, make it a dog.

Hitting the kid with the ball might get you the ball, but it won't get you anyone to throw it to.

Don't expect a stranger to wipe your nose.

It's easier to knock on a door that's not shut all the way.

If you keep missing, get closer to the basket.

It feels a lot colder when you're shoveling snow than when you're building a snow fort.

It's easier to see the mistake on someone else's paper.

The longer the test the better you feel when it's over.

It's more fun to color outside the lines.

Getting lost teaches you how to read a map.

As soon as you understand 2 x 4 you can't believe there was a time when you didn't understand it.

A tiny hole can empty a great big bucket.

You don't get to decide your part in the school play, but you do get to decide whether or not you play it well.

You can teach an old dog new tricks with the right kind of doggie treats.

The path you're on looks different when you turn around.

Crawling still gets you there.

Nobody can pedal the bike for you.

Shortcuts aren't always.

The teacher can always tell when you did your homework on the bus.

Sometimes it's smart to be scared.