[On her father's death:] Gone was the person who had known me better than anyone else on earth and who had loved and admired me unconditionally since the day I was born.

Real luxury is time and opportunity to read for pleasure

Turn your midlife crisis to your own advantage by making it a time for renewal of your body and mind, rather than stand by helplessly and watch them decline.

Reverse the typical American meal pattern and instead eat like a king for breakfast, a prince for lunch and a pauper for supper.

Do your homework and keep good files. Know the background and biases of your sources.

Health is the ability to realize our avowed and unavowed dreams.

Well did you call the hypothetical hardware store and buy a theoretical chainsaw?-- Pam to Jessica, True Blood

Hawaii is a beautiful place to bring up a family.

Success can not be administrated.

Our domestic affections are the most salutary basis of all good government.

A day's pay for a day's work is more than adequate when both the work and the pay are appreciated as much as they are expected.

Mmmmm. Warm chocolate chip cookies. Not even AB negative can compare.

Barrabas came to us by the sea.

It took me several years to figure out who I am and a few more to accept what I discovered. Now, I'm in the enjoyment stage of that process and it's a happy place.

If the economy is growing fast, there is call for a distributing income from the rich to the poor to to put in place social safety nets.