Like everyone else who makes the mistake of getting older, I begin each day with coffee and obituaries.

We are the only animals that let our kids come back home.

I was a physical education major with a child psychology minor at Temple, which means if you ask me a question about a child's behavior, I will advise you to tell the child to take a lap.

If you want to be seen, stand up. If you want to be heard, speak up. If you want to be appreciated, shut up.

When I decided that I wanted to go to college, I wanted to be a school teacher for 7th and 8th grade boys because I felt that was an important time for them. I had gone astray at that point in my life and really wanted to help keep them from making the same mistake I had made.

Now, Richard Pryor was unique. Many misunderstood his humor. He lit up the hallway, but they didn't understand his use of profanity. He didn't use it just to be using it; he used it in the context of his satire.

Civilization had too many rules for me, so I did my best to rewrite them.