That's the way it is with firstborns. Mom and Dad may think they're in charge, but the firstborn knows better, and so does the youngest sibling.

The only way we can ever teach a child to say "I'm sorry" is for him to hear it from our lips first.

How parents interact with each child as he or she enters the family circle determines in great part that child's final destiny.

Women are not for using. Women are for loving.

Life is a pressure cooker and whether you remain serene or become stressed-out depends on how you handle that pressure.

I believe the time we really look big in a child's eyes is when we go to them and apologize for our mistakes and we say, 'I was wrong. Will you forgive me?'

The problem with guilt is that it cements you to the past.

A sexually fulfilled husband will do anything for you.

Most arguments with teenagers are setups. Your darling, simply stated, is manipulating you.

I believe that love takes time. I believe there is such a thing as infatuation at first sight, but not love at first sight.

Every child lives up to the expectation you have for him.

The seriousness of being part of Operation Desert Storm-the first major foreign crisis for the United States after the end of the Cold War- was never lost upon us.

Better is the enemy of good.

The ocean is a central image. It is the symbolism of a great journey.

Originality is going back to origins.

Whether it's in an inner-city school or a rural community, I want those students to have a chance to take A.P. biology and A.P. physics and marine biology.

My mother always told me, even if a song has been done a thousand times, you can still bring something of your own to it. I'd like to think I did that.

I loved everything about marriage. I loved having a companion to wake up with and have barbecues with. But things happen and people grow apart.

Were all crazy and the only difference between patients and their therapists is the therapists havent been caught yet.

I feel as if I've been able to do so many things I never expected to do.

What is your trouble? Mistaken identity.