Did not strong connections draw me elsewhere, I believe Scotland would be the country I would choose to end my days in.

A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned.

Well done is better than well said.

The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.

You can do anything you set your mind to.

Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some.

War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is. Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.

In my experience, "what the hell" is generally the most interesting decision.

Night poured itself down my throat. Night was my wine and my meat. Night wed me and bedded me, widowed me and murdered me and resurrected me whole a thousand times over with each hour.

Combine common sense and the Golden Rule and you will have very little bad luck.

The fact that my parents got over to Canada is kind of amazing in and of itself. Had they not immigrated when I was a child, I probably would have never been doing what I'm doing. So, thanks, Canada!

Children are given us to discourage our better emotions.

I grew up in a society where everything you did was eavesdropped on, recorded, snitched on. I had friends when we were kids getting into trouble for telling anecdotes about Communist leaders.

Love is a second life.

It's not a bad thing to be loved.

If you think little about yourself, you will have rest wherever you reside.

I want to tell people that family violence happens to anybody, no matter how nice your house is, no matter how intelligent you are.