I'm a firm believer in anxiety and the power of negative thinking.

By some people the meal itself is a long delay between the appetizer and the dessert.

Borscht is more than a soup, it's a weather vane. When my family says they want hot borscht I know winter is coming, and when they want cold borscht I know how far can spring be behind?

So the legs are little short, the knees maybe knock a little but who listens?

It's such a corrosive chemical: fame.

Your true beliefs are known in agony

Gravity hurts

Anyone who starts piercing the bubble of happiness, get 'em out of your life.

You have to practice improvisation, let no one kid you about it!

You can't win every week.

With genuine love and compassion, another person's appearance or behavior has no affect on your attitude.

Self-esteem and self-contempt have specific odors; they can be smelled.

It is very difficult to be like the other guy, to be ordinary. Mediocrity takes a great deal of energy. But to be ourselves is very easy. You don't have to do a thing.

You only mature when you face problems you can't deal with.

What is essential in war is victory, not prolonged operations.