When you're thinking, "Why do I have to eat Aunt Sue's casserole with potato chips crumbled on top again?" change that thought to "A couple of bites won't kill me."

Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.

Thanksgiving without tension is like a Thanksgiving without turkey. It can be done, but it is not the norm.

Chicago is constantly auditioning for the world, determined that one day, on the streets of Barcelona, in Berlin's cabarets, in the coffee shops of Istanbul, people will know and love us in our multidimensional glory, dream of us the way they dream of San Francisco and New York.

Worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum.

Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life…the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don’t.

The secret to happiness, at Thanksgiving or any time, is to find pleasure in imperfection.