Kids grow up awfully fast these days,"she said. "You should try to have a good relationship with your kids, no matter what they do.

Religion, like water, may be free, but when they pipe it to you, you've got to help pay for the piping. And the piper.

Fighting fire with fire only gets you ashes!

Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married.

If you want a place in the sun, you have got to put up with a few blisters.

Kissing power is stronger than will power.

If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them, and half as much money.