I was just teasing, " I say. "I myself don't like to eat plain butter, but hey, it's a free world.

I suppose she's right. It's like a metaphor for life: No one wants an ornery old goat, but we can't resist opening the door ayway. We can't keep from hoping.

One: Don't play leapfrog with elephants.Two: Don't pet a tiger unless his tail is wagging.Three: Never, ever, mess with the Ladies Auxiliary.-Mayberry Rules for a Long, Happy Life

Rome was not built in a day, but Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed in a day.

Friends Make Life Bearable But I have certainty enough For I am sure of you.

The only way you would have failed," she said, "is if you had.

To this day I still watch tons of horror.

I think that people who stand up for what they believe in, no matter how unpopular, should be celebrated, not cast aside.

He (Jackie Robinson) was the greatest competitor I've ever seen. I've seen him beat a team with his bat, his ball, his glove, his feet and, in a game in Chicago one time, with his mouth.

I loved your country [America] before I knew it.

Only death does not lie.

One does not always know how to express the sorrow of the soul. One does not always know how to silence the joy of the heart.