Most American homes have alternating current, which means that the electricty goes in one direction for a while, then goes in the other direction. This prevents harmful electron buildup in the wires.

You should definitely visit the Louvre, a world-famous art museum where you can view, at close range, the backs of thousands of other tourists trying to see the Mona Lisa.

Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.

Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.

Eating rice cakes is like chewing on a foam coffee cup, only less filling.

It is a scientific fact that your body will not absorb cholesterol if you take it from another person's plate.

Sharks are as tough as those football fans who take their shirts off during games in Chicago in January, only more intelligent.

The problem with writing about religion is that you run the risk of offending sincerely religious people, and then they come after you with machetes.

Thanks to modern medical advances such as antibiotics, nasal spray, and Diet Coke, it has become routine for people in the civilized world to pass the age of 40, sometimes more than once.

Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet.

There is no indisputable proof for the big bang, " said Hollus. "And there is none for evolution. And yet you accept those. Why hold the question of whether there is a creator to a higher standard?

You can eat alkaline foods until the cows come home, but if you're a miserable SOB, you're acidic.

Why were we born different? Why do we see the world how it actually is? Because we were meant to change the world, but not live in it.

If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts.

There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag.

The greatest gift you have been given is the gift of your imagination - what do you dream of wanting to do?

I'm terribly sad about Farrah's passing. She was incredibly brave, and God will be welcoming her with open arms.

You have to run the football and stop the run, no matter what level you play at, whether it's high school, college or professional ranks. I'm a firm believer in that.

Americans spend 6 billion hours a year filling out their tax reforms.

A proof is that which convinces a reasonable man; a rigorous proof is that which convinces an unreasonable man.