Before we had airplanes and astronauts, we really thought that there was an actual place beyond the clouds, somewhere over the rainbow. There was an actual place, and we could go above the clouds and find it.there.

when your child is in trouble, the first thing you do is blame yourself.

Being a parent is tough. If you just want a wonderful little creature to love, you can get a puppy

The aging process seems to strike first at the mechanism which warns that we have been talking too much and the listener is growing restless. The signal isn't perfect at any age - drink, for instance, throws it right out of kilter - but it is almost non-existent in old people.

I don't know about you, but I can never get enough David Letterman.

Homogeneity is much to be admired - in milk, for instance - but not for parties.

Work harder than everybody. You're not going to get it by whining, and you're not going to get it by shouting, and you're not going to get it by quitting. You're going to get it by being there.