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.

The difference between America and England is that the English think 100 miles is a long distance and the Americans think 100 years is a long time. The difference between an autobiography and an unauthorized biography is like the difference between an account of your life written by your mother and one written by your mother-in-law.

Know how and how much to tip people who expect gratuities, even in the case of poor service.

A fool is someone whose pencil wears out before its eraser does.

Know why certain foods, such as truffles, are expensive. It's not because they taste best.

Be able to hiccup silently, or at least without alerting neighbors to your situation. The first hiccup is an exception.

Scientists and creationists are always at odds, of course.