We should be careful of the insults we fling at others, lest they return and land at our feet, newly minted to apply to those who had first coined them.

The telling of a story, like virtually everything in this life, was always made all the easier by a cup of tea.

Be content with who you are and where you are, and do whatever you can do to bring to others such contentment, and joy, and understanding that you have managed to find yourself.

There is room in history for all of us.

Manners are the basic building blocks of civil society.

I see no point in being despondent. We might as well enjoy ourselves during our brief tenure of this life.

How many of us are happy to be exactly where we are at any moment?...only the completely happy think that they are in the correct place.

Talking about pumpkins doesn't make them grow.

We think the world is ours forever, but we are little more than squatters.

There are old mycologists and there are bold mycologists, but there are no old, bold mycologists.

A life without stories would be no life at all. And stories bound us, did they not, one to another, the living to the dead, people to animals, people to the land?

God has given you the opportunity to make a difference. Plan purposefully, Prepare Prayerfully, Proceed Positively & Pursue Persistently!

Take one minute every day and think hard about your life. You will always change for the best.

Why is it that every time a girl says a guy is bothering her, it's fluffed off with oh, he just likes you, as if that makes it okay?

I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children they just about throw up.

The scripture in times of disputes is like an open town in times of war, which serves in differently the occasions of both parties.

The science fair has long been a favorite educational tool in the American school system, and for a good reason: Your teachers hate you.

Rather than looking for another religion, look for the values that are in every religion.

I love anyone who breaks the rules, and musicians always break the rules - in an aggressive way.

How do you know that I'm out of control? Maybe I'm just awkward.

The real purpose of painting is to give pleasure.