In fact, we live in a culture where intelligence, exceptional or not, is reviled.

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.

Role models are only of limited use. For no-one is as important, potentially powerful and as key in your life and world as you.

So they grew, and they grew, to the church steeple tops And they couldn't grow up any higher; So they twin'd themselves into a true lover's knot, For all lovers true to admire.

The newspaper is a marvelous medium. It is extraordinarily convenient and cheap. Let's see. This one cost 75 cents. Now that's a little high. I bought it when I was downtown this morning.

I think that no experience which I have today comes up to, or is comparable with, the experiences of my boyhood.

The most virtuous women have within them something that is never chaste.

It's about lessons for life. It's not just about winning either.

Is it wrong to trust in a beautiful lie if it helps you get through life?

If you have things and if you are a perfectionist, which I am, you have to really tend to them, and it takes energy away from other things.

Today too, amid so much darkness, we need to see the light of hope and to be men and women who bring hope to others.

The woman who died night after night and her dying was a long goodbye, a train that never left.