Be able to set a table so that you feel like you're dining, not just sitting and eating.

What is the essence of America? The essence of America is finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom "to" and freedom "from."

I believe Picasso's success is just one small part of the broader modern phenomenon of artists themselves rejecting serious art- perhaps partly because serious art takes so much time and energy and talent to produce-in favor of what I call `impulse art': art work that is quick and easy, at least by comparison.

Know how to treat frostbite until you can get indoors.

Be able to correctly pronounce the words you would like to speak and have excellent spoken grammar.

To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.

An ounce of sequins can be worth a pound of home cooking.