we cannot afford to settle for being just average; we must learn as much as we can to be the best that we can. The key word is education - education with maximum effort. Without it, we cannot be in charge of ourselves or anyone else.

What is it about grandparents that is so lovely? I'd like to say that grandparents are God's gifts to children.

In Genesis, it is stated God walked on Earth. He was there on the level. After watching human behavior, he ascended having had enough of us and decided to watch over us instead.

The worst thing to do is to die while reading LIFE magazine.

People will frighten you about a graduation....They use words you don't hear often.

Every success story has a parent who says, 'over my dead body.' Every success story has an old person who walks up to you and says, when you're acting the fool, 'you know I worry about you sometimes.'

A pelican that is wet walks with a gated limp, but a dry fish swims alone.