If you want to know how old a woman is . . . ask her sister-in-law.

It is hard to convince a high-school student that he will encounter a lot of problems more difficult than those of algebra and geometry.

The most destructive criticism is indifference.

Raising children is like making biscuits: it is as easy to raise a big batch as one, while you have your hands in the dough.

Few men progress, except as they are pushed along by events.

The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep.

So long as we do not blow our brains out, we have decided life is worth living.