The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent.
Sam LevensonIt's a good thing that when God created the rainbow he didn't consult a decorator or he would still be picking colors.
Sam LevensonAny kid who has two parents who are interested in him and has a houseful of books isn't poor.
Sam LevensonHow wise are Thy commandments O Lord. Each one of them applies to somebody or other I know.
Sam LevensonWhen I came home and showed my mother my report card with a mark of 98 in arithmetic, she wanted to know who had gotten the other two points.
Sam LevensonThe chaplain of the Senate does not pray for the Senate. He watches the Senate and prays for the country.
Sam LevensonOne antidote for sexual truancy lies in simply teaching youth the wonder, the miracle, the reverence for the creation of life itself. Life is a divine creation. You don't take chances with creation.
Sam LevensonIt would be useless to bomb Washington. If you destroy one building, they already have two other buildings completely staffed with people doing exactly the same thing.
Sam LevensonThe Puritans came to America to worship in their way and to force everybody else to do the same thing.
Sam LevensonMany wise words are spoken in jest, but they don't compare with the number of stupid words spoken in earnest.
Sam LevensonThe reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy.
Sam LevensonIt was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.'
Sam LevensonMore and more Congressmen now stay in Washington all year-round because they can't stay at home under the laws they've passed.
Sam LevensonOne of the virtues of being very young is that you don't let the facts get in the way of your imagination.
Sam LevensonThere was an old Woman who lived in a shoe She had so many children Her government subsidy check came to $4,892.
Sam LevensonIf you owe fifty dollars you're a piker; if you owe fifty thousand dollars you're a businessman; if you owe fifty million dollars you're a tycoon; if you owe fifty billion dollars you're the government.
Sam LevensonPeople, more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed.
Sam LevensonSomewhere on this globe, every ten seconds, there is a woman giving birth to a child. She must be found and stopped.
Sam LevensonAny beast can cry over the misfortunes of its own child. It takes a mensch to weep for others' children.
Sam LevensonThe high IQ has become the American equivalent of the Legion of Honor, positive proof of a child's intellectual aristocracy.... It has become more important to be a smart kid than a good kid or even a healthy kid.
Sam LevensonWhen I was a boy I used to do what my father wanted. Now I have to do what my boy wants. My problem is: When am I going to do what I want?
Sam LevensonThe American success formula is first to get a home of your own, then to get a car of your own so you don't have to stay in that home of your own.
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