Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.

To err is human; to admit it, superhuman.

Never doubt the courage of the French. They were the ones who discovered that snails are edible.

Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.

Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.

The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball.

Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.

If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles.

More marriages might survive if the partners realized that sometimes the better comes after the worse.

A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success.

Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it.

The most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds is, in my opinion, conversation.

Remember how to breathe, how to live...please!!

The golf course is always in good shape. Paul Latshaw does a reasonable job.

Death is losing its terror. It is the emergency exit for a world that is becoming more frightening death ever was.

Suspense combines curiosity with fear and pulls them up a rising slope.

I've recently learned not to take things personally. We can get offended by anything if we want to.

I'm sure there's an alternate universe where I got to become a pulpy science fiction writer.

To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your path, and don't worry about the darkness, for that is when the stars shine brightest. Always do what you are afraid to do.

Beauty has never been absolute and immutable but has taken on different aspects depending on the historical period and the country

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