[P]ain is a marvelous purifier. . . It is not necessary to beat the child into submission; a little bit of pain goes a long way for a young child. However, the spanking should be of sufficient magnitude to cause the child to cry genuinely.

I cannot, and will not, vote for Senator John McCain, as a matter of conscience.

Behavior runs in deep channels that were cut during early childhood, and it is very difficult to alter them. In order to change a deeply ingrained pattern, you have to build a sturdy dam, dig another canal and reroute the river in the new direction. That effort is rarely successful over the long haul.

Conceit is a weird disease - it makes everybody sick except the guy who has it.

We human beings can survive the most difficult of circumstances if we are not forced to stand alone.

A good marriage is not one where perfection reigns: it is a relationship where a healthy perspective overlooks a multitude of "unresolvables."

Don't marry the person you think you can live with; marry only the individual you think you can't live without.