The experience I gained at age 21 would be useful if I were ever 21 again. But I'm 71 and new at it and keep making age 71 mistakes.

I have never considered it my business to disabuse someone of a belief that makes life tolerable for them.

I don't lie and cheat, but I don't always avoid actions that would be lying and cheating if someone else did them.

There are secrets I will take to the grave and others I'd feel safer having cremated.

The trouble with having a stubbornness contest with your kids is that they have your stubbornness gene.

Always laugh off a slight insult, so that people will understand what it means when you're not laughing.

It helps if you don't see it as traffic but rather as thousands of individuals resolved to press on another day.