"The human body was designed to walk, run or stop; it wasn't built for coasting."
"Courtship brings out the best. Marriage brings out the rest."
"Our ego is our silent partner - too often with a controlling interest."
"The gratification of a thoughtless pleasure soon evaporates; the pleasure of a gratifying thought never ends."
"One difference between savagery and civilization is a little courtesy. There's no telling what a lot of courtesy would do."
"Our laws can be friendly to those who obey them, and too often useful to those who don't."
"The only way some of us exercise our minds is by jumping to conclusions."
"People seldom become famous for what they say until after they are famous for what they've done."
"The wheel was invented so we could move faster. Credit was invented so we would have to."
"Failure can be bought on easy terms; success must be paid for in advance."
"If television encouraged us to work as much as it encourages us to do everything else, we could better afford to buy more of everything it advertises."
"Every adult should be an expert on teenagers, after spending life's seven longest years being one."
"After our ages-long journey from savagery to civility, let's hope we haven't bought a round-trip ticket."
"It's hard to see a halo when you're looking for horns."
"We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating or complex - but Congress can."
"Worry compounds the futility of being trapped on a dead-end street. Thinking opens new avenues."
"Strangers are what friends are made of."
"The true measure of your worth includes all the benefits others have gained from your success."
"The American way is the way most law-abiding Americans live - in debt. Does this make a balanced budget un-American?"
"Getting even with somebody is no way to get ahead of anybody."
"A day's pay for a day's work is more than adequate when both the work and the pay are appreciated as much as they are expected."
"Don't expect other nations to have a democracy like ours - they don't have enough lawyers."
"Older generations are living proof that younger generations can survive their lunacy."
"A figment of the imagination is just a harmless illusion -- unless you are victim of it."
"Money can be fickle, having a lasting relationship with a few and a brief fling with others, while just flirting with the rest of us."