The resolve to diet is most easily summoned on a full stomach.

You should quit trying only after two conditions have been met: 1.) You've given yourself a legitimate shot. 2.) Trying is no longer fun.

How do we not rue the many unchosen paths in life? A blessed lack of imagination. There are enough real glories along any path to swamp our meager ability to picture alternatives.

It is a rare man who can prevail in the face of comfort. Freedom is fragile and elusive, for rarely does the appreciation of it exceed the pleasure of being able to tell others what to do. There is but one tick on the accuracy scale between 'optimism' and 'denial.'

Anger is a more noble emotion than indifference.

A child should have every advantage - including those taught by disadvantage.

Once learned, the ability to disagree with a smile pays valuable dividends for a lifetime.