[Adulthood:] It's when you stop doing the stuff you have to make excuses for and when you stop making excuses for the stuff you have to do.

Be able to notice all the confusion between fact and opinion that appears in the news

The lower our self-esteem, the more we're attracted to our opposite, and the higher our self-esteem, the more we are attracted to another like ourselves.

Know the names of past and current artists who are most famous for playing their instruments.

An act of justice closes the book on a misdeed; an act of vengeance writes one of its own

Be able to recognize the dangerous snakes, spiders, insects, and plants that live in your area of the country.

Email, instant messaging, and cell phones give us fabulous communication ability, but because we live and work in our own little worlds, that communication is totally disorganized.