Women on the way up generally fail to win popularity contests. The only compensation is that once you're there you will become very well liked.

A good friend is a connection to life - a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world.

A mother becomes a true grandmother the day she stops noticing the terrible things her children do because she is so enchanted with the wonderful things her grandchildren do.

Grandchildren are the dots that connect the lines from generation to generation.

Men are taught to apologize for their weaknesses, women for their strengths.

If I had known how wonderful it would be to have grandchildren, I'd have had them first.

The single and most dangerous word to be spoken in business is no. The second most dangerous word is yes. It is possible to avoid saying either.

All friends are not for life, but if you have a true friend, you have a life.

Men are taught to apologise for their weaknesses, women for their strengths.

Did I choose you? Did you choose me? And what difference does it make? All that really matters, friend, is that we chose together.

there is no noise louder than a silent phone.

Civilization is only possible for deeply unpleasant animals. It is only an ape that can be truly civilized.

Yes, I was good at reading people. I studied them so I could put them in my novels.

Worry not that your child listens to you

The abdication of Belief Makes the Behavior small- Better an ignis fatuus Than no illume at all.

My vibration is my point of attraction.

What gets measured gets done, what gets measured and fed back gets done well, what gets rewarded gets repeated

Teacher unions are an interest group that acts in defense of their own interests, which means the union bosses' interests, not the members.

You know my beautiful speech has made you see me in a whole new and even more attractive light. You totally think I'm secretly deep now. And you are right. It is true. I have deeps.

You have to be willing to be happy. Despite the mess of your life-just accept what's happened, throw away your ideals, and create a new map of happiness to follow.