The trouble with selfish motives is that they harden into principles, and you end up sending your kids to war for them.

Does it seem sometimes that you are always the one to break an embarrassing silence — and always by saying something more embarrassing than the silence?

To hurt someone you know will forgive you is the unkindiest thing of all.

Among life's regrets is all the time wasted being early for everything.

If man were relieved of all superstition, and all prejudice, and had replaced these with a keen sensitivity to his real environment, and moreover had achieved a level of communication so simplified that one syllable could express his every thought, then he would have achieved the level of intelligence already achieved by his dog.

If you don't decide what your life is about, it defaults to what you spend your days doing.

There would be a lot more optimists if it weren't for the rise-and-shine requierement.