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

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

To be happy, you must fancy that everything you have is a gift, and you the chosen, though you worked your tail off for every bit of it.

A vacation trip is one-third pleasure, fondly remembered, and two-thirds aggravation, entirely forgotten.

We are known to our friends by a look in our eyes that we never see in a mirror.

In the time it takes you to understand a 14-year-old, he turns 15.

The difference between education and know-how is that one you pay for, the other you charge for.