I am not a violent person. I am a product of the Flower Power '60s. I have actually worn bell-bottomed jeans.

I believe that we parents must encourage our children to become educated, so they can get into a good college that we cannot afford.

Skiers view snowboarders as a menace; snowboarders view skiers as Elmer Fudd.

The science fair has long been a favorite educational tool in the American school system, and for a good reason: Your teachers hate you.

Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet.

You should never pick up a newspaper when you're feeling good, because every newspaper has a special department, called the Bummer Desk, which is responsible for digging up depressing front-page stories.

The story you envision as you start out is always a great story; when the facts turn out to be different from, or more complex than, what you expected, your first reaction is always disappointment. That's when you must fight the urge to bend the story to your preconceived notions. First, it's dishonest. And second, in the end, the truth is always the best story.