Women who insist upon having the same options as men would do well to consider the option of being the strong, silent type

In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.

Think before you speak. Read before you think.

My favorite animal is steak.

The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.

A hobby is, of course, an abomination, as are all consuming interests and passions that do not lead directly to large, personal gain.

As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.

Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.

There are two modes of transport in Los Angeles: car and ambulance. Visitors who wish to remain inconspicuous are advised to choose the latter

I've done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.

Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying.

Recovery is hard. Regret is harder.

Baby, I was in a war. Of course I get it. That's where all the bad in the world comes from. Guys who like being mean. I was that guy once. We were all that guy, for at least a minute. We had to be.

But even if every house looked identical-if all the furnishings were the same- it still wouldn't feel like yours.That's because home isn't where you are. It's who you're with.

Reading like prayer remains one of our few private acts.

an old woman ... is a person who has no sense of decency; if once she takes to living, the devil himself can't get rid of her.

When we step on the battlefield, I will be The First Boots On and the Last Boots Off.

Experience is never limited, and it is never complete

When you mail Ichiro something from the States, you only have to use that name on the address and he gets it (in Japan). He's that big.

Just because one man calls him Allah and another calls him God is no reason for believers to be enemies.

A free man is he that, in those things which by his strength and wit he is able to do, is not hindered to do what he has a will to.