The average pencil is seven inches long, with just a half-inch eraser - in case you thought optimism was dead.

Massage is the only form of physical pleasure to which nature forgot to attach consequences.

How often in life we complete a task that was beyond the capability of the person we were when we started it.

So often the shortest distance to happiness is the length of an about-face.

As important as it is to keep picking yourself up and brushing yourself off, it's also important to stop tripping over your own two feet.

Whoever dreamed up Scrabble had an exaggerated idea of how many 7-letter words have five i's.

What we have earned by the sweat of our brow, we defend with pride. What we have gained by the accident of birth, we guard with prejudice.