I want to get violence - I want schools to start from K through 12 to just every day have teachers understand that they don't want to talk about anything that is violent, and they want to explain to the children how bad violence is and how behavior - violent behavior, is something that they really should not practice and think about.

You know my father's favorite game? Come here and pull my finger.

Did you ever see the customers in health - food stores? They are pale, skinny people who look half - dead. In a steak house, you see robust, ruddy people. They're dying, of course, but they look terrific.

The first-born in every family is always dreaming for an imaginary older brother or sister who will look out for them.

Some authority on parenting once said, "Hold them very close and then let them go." This is the hardest truth for a father to learn: that his children are continuously growing up and moving away from him (until, of course, they move back in).

The most important educational vehicle in all life is a parent figure.

Never forget that the devil is there 24/7 too. He's very, very busy.