It is better to know how to learn than to know.

You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.

Today I shall behave, as if this is the day I will be remembered.

If I were invited to a dinner party with my characters, I wouldn't show up.

And will you succeed? Yes indeed, yes indeed! Ninety-eight and three-quarters percent guaranteed!

My uncle ordered popovers from the restaurant's bill of fare. And, when they were served, he regarded them with a penetrating stare. Then he spoke great words of wisdom as he sat there on that chair: "To eat these things," said my uncle, "You must exercise great care. You may swallow down what's solid, but you must spit out the air!" And as you partake of the world's bill of fare, that's darned good advice to follow. Do a lot of spitting out the hot air. And be careful what you swallow.

Nonsense wakes up the brain cells. And it helps develop a sense of humor, which is awfully important in this day and age.