My dad came over to the house... went into his pocket and pulled out a handful of money, and began to pass it out to the children... This was the same man who, when I was his child, I would ask him for 50 cents, this man would tell me his life's story.

Dentists tell you not to pick your teeth with any sharp metal object. Then you sit in their chair and the first thing they grab is an iron hook.

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

A father has to do everything in his power to keep a tight ship, even though he knows the crew would like to send him away in a dinghy.

Public education is a good foundation on which to build a better life for each of us. And if we want to prove to these children who never made the mess in the first place that education is worth the trouble, our schools have to inspire them so they can do what they ought to do.

With my wife Camille's help, I took to social networking. I'm working with the computers.

Our children are trying to tell us something. And we are not listening.