Conspicuously absent from the Ten Commandments is any obligation of parent to child. We must suppose that God felt it unnecessary to command by law what He had ensured by love.

There is no actual law that says that a person of inner beauty cannot also maintain an appearance.

Stubbornly persist, and you will find that the limits of your stubbornness go well beyond the stubbornness of your limits

Optimist: Someone who figures that taking a step backwards after taking a step forwards is not a disaster. It's a cha-cha.

Never mind the odds against you. If you doubled your effort, what would the odds against you do — send for reinforcements?

I am not certain of the hereafter. Frankly, I'm not all that certain of the here.

As a job seeker, remember this: You only lack experience if they want it done the same old way.