American parents, on the whole, do not want their sons to be artisans or craftsmen, but business or professional people. As a result, millions of youngsters are being prepared for careers they have little aptitude for - and little interest in except for dubious prestige.

The time to relax is when you don't have time for it.

People who think they're generous to a fault usually think that's their only fault.

Skepticism is not an end in itself; it is a tool for the discovery of truths.

The best thing you can give children, next to good habits, are good memories.

Making out an invitation list for a party brings out the worst in everyone. It is then that our most ruthless estimates of the people we know come into play.

What is much harder to handle is the sense that you have to live up to the mark someone else has set for you. The grades become too important, the competition too frantic, the fear of disappointing those who believe in you turns into an overwhelming nightmare.