I never met anyone who didn't have a very smart child. What happens to these children, you wonder, when they reach adulthood?

In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.

Think before you speak. Read before you think.

My favorite animal is steak.

The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.

A hobby is, of course, an abomination, as are all consuming interests and passions that do not lead directly to large, personal gain.

As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.

Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.

There are two modes of transport in Los Angeles: car and ambulance. Visitors who wish to remain inconspicuous are advised to choose the latter

I've done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.

Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying.

If we learn to live with few wants, we shall forever be happy.

Proclaim now that you refuse to die without fully living!

I acknowledge the privilege of being alive in a human body at this moment, endowed with senses, memories, emotions, thoughts, and the space of mind in its wisdom aspect.

"The most powerful single idea in mathematics is the notion of a variable."

More times than not, it's a failed endeavor. You will fail more times than you succeed. But I think you need those failed endeavors.

"Most of us tend to belittle all suffering except our own," said Mary. "I think it's fear. We don't want to come too near in case we're sucked in and have to share it".

The world is a better place because Saddam Hussein does not in Iraq.

The first rule of snooping is to come at it sideways.

Policies that support families aren't political issues. They're personal. They're the causes I carry with me every single day.

There will grow from straws a mighty heap.