I want minimum information given with maximum politeness.

We should all do something to right the wrongs that we see and not just complain about them.

A great goal in life is the only fortune worth finding.

The first time you marry for love, the second for money, and the third for companionship.

Once you can express yourself, you can tell the world what you want from it. All the changes in the world, for good or evil, were first brought about by words.

If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do matters very much.

There are many little ways to enlarge your child's world. Love of books is the best of all.

I think my biggest achievement is that, after going through a rather difficult time, I consider myself comparatively sane.

Pearls are always appropriate.

I think the major role of the First Lady is to take care of the President so that he can best serve the people. And not to fail her family, her husband, and children.

Americans care about their past, but for short term gain they ignore it and tear down everything that matters.

Not the reality, but your thoughts define your destiny.

Sometimes you have to walk through the fire, in order to reach your calling.

Your blessings far outnumber your troubles.

The girls you meet are never very far from their worst-case scenario.

It's a completely irrational decision to drop out of school.

We should come home from adventures, and perils, and discoveries every day with new experience and character.

A new poll shows that Americans now believe that Bill Clinton is more honest than President Bush. At least when Clinton screwed the nation, he did it one person at a time.

When we are capable of living in the moment free from the tyranny of "shoulds," free from the nagging sensation that this moment isn't right, we will have peaceful hearts.

I know I'm never going to be a big pop star, because I'm not willing to conform.

My wife and I really enjoy a glass of red wine. We're too old to drink cheap wine, and we don't.