The familiar childhood admonition of 'counting to 10' before taking action works because it emphasizes the two key elements of anger management -- time and distraction.

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.

We hope that, when the insects take over the world, they will remember with gratitude how we took them along on all our picnics.

The eagle may soar; beavers build dams.

The US has not imposed democracy in Yemen, its people have.

The whale is endangered, while the ant continues to do just fine.

Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth.

Money won't buy happiness, but it will pay the salaries of a large research staff to study the problem.

Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to.

Now that women are jockeys, baseball umpires, atomic scientists, and business executives, maybe someday they can master parallel parking.

The government is shutting down the coal industry, they say it's cheaper to draw nuclear power off the French grid and cheaper to buy coal from Colombia.

Psychology as a science has its limitations, and, as the logical consequence of theology is mysticism, so the ultimate consequence of psychology is love.

A psychiatrist is the God of our age. But they cost money.

Depression can seem worse than terminal cancer, because most cancer patients feel loved and they have hope and self-esteem.

I don't hide or play stupid games.

The media needs to begin demanding to hear Hillary Clinton's answer on how her policies will affect Americans and their security.

I am also a drummer of sorts. I've got an electronic set sitting in my bedroom.

The basically simple things are best, whether it's automobiles or diets or philosophy.

Art forms render ideas accessible to readers who could not receive those insights in any other format.

The possession of facts is knowledge; the use of them is wisdom.

Our lives preserved. How it was; and how it be. Passing it along in the relay. That is what I work to do: to produce stories that save our lives.