The beautiful thing about older people is their ability to cut the fat off of conversation. When they talk, they don't go on forever and ever. They say what they have to say, and that's it. That was my grand dad. Some of the things he said stunned me, but his words were logical. I'll never forget them.

While fathers are pleasant figureheads, there is a special bond between children and their mothers. 'Do you help your mother clean up the house?' I asked one girl of seven. 'No,' she sweetly replied, 'I help make the mess.' It's a dirty job but somebody's got to do it.

A child who is disciplined will be more obedient and also more organized as a student.

If I use the word romance, whether it's my wife or not, it does not mean sex. We can use the word sex when sex is there.

A sail boat that sails backwards can never see the sun rise.

The wisest married men give in early. They get in touch with the wife side of themselves, and that's when they stop arguing.

No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I'm not talking about the kids. Their behavior is always normal.