Success may be the ability to be happy with whatever we're stuck with.

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.

Attention-deficit disorders seem to abound in modern society, and we don't know the cause.

Know how to treat frostbite until you can get indoors.

Know how to drive safely when it's raining or when it's snowing. The two conditions are different.

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

Know how to behave at a buffet. Take a clean plate for a second helping.