You start making progress in life when you realize that you don't always have to resume where you left off.

It's a safe bet that someone who tells you you need to calm down has never actually seen you when you needed to calm down.

When compiling his great dictionary, the young Noah Webster travels to the Himalayas, where he climbs to the cave of the world's wises man. 'O, great sage,' he says, 'tell me the meaning of life.' The sage sits Noah at his feet and, with great solemnity, commences to unfold the meaning of life. When finished, he places a hand on the young man's shoulder and says, 'Do you have any other questions, my son?' Noah flips a page in his notebook and says, 'You wouldn't know the meaning of lift, would you?'

To a small child, the perfect granddad is unafraid of big dogs and fierce storms but absolutely terrified of the word "boo."

When life takes the wind out of your sails, it is to test you at the oars.

We all know them — the unstructured person whose every action seems aimless and the totally organized person whose every action defeats some purpose.

Ever wonder where you'd end up if you took your dog for a walk and never once pulled back on the leash?