In the city a funeral is just an interruption of traffic; in the country it is a form of popular entertainment.

One man's Poison Ivy is another Fellow's Spinach.

To insure peace of mind ignore the rules and regulations.

Anybody can win - unless there happens to be a second entry.

As the twig is bent the tree is inclined.

Scatter seeds of kindness.

Be it ever so humble, there's no place like Home when it comes to Wearing what you like.

Where ignorance is not bliss, get wise!

Life is a series of relapses and recoveries.

Nothing is improbable until it moves into the past tense.

If it were not for the presents, an elopement would be preferable.

Think of who has shaped your life and where you have come now in the present.

To smile pleasantly is to own the moment fully.To think pleasantly is to enjoy the moment fully.

Humans are pretty complicated, ” I said. “No, Boy. Rain-forest ecosystems are complicated. Humans are just a mess.

As an advice columnist, I spend a lot of time reading through psychology journals to ensure that I give the most up-to-date advice.

The only thing that is good without qualification is a good will.

I don't keep a journal anymore. I did when I was a teenager, but now because I write about it all in my songs, that's what I'm really doing.

What unthankfulness is it to forget our consolations, and to look upon matters of grievance. To think so much upon two or three crosses as to forget an hundred blessing.

The will of the people shall be the law of the land

Opinions have vested interests just as men have.

Three cardinal virtues of business: creativity, building community, practical realism.