My wife and I have five children; the reason we have five children is because we do not want six |
Network executives never did understand what made our show work, |
Never say [to younger people] "that was before your time," because the last full moon was before their time! |
No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I'm not talking about the kids. Their behavior is always normal. |
Nobody ever says, "Can I have your beets?" |
Nothing I've ever done has given me more joys and rewards than being a father to my children. |
Nothing separates the generations more than music. By the time a child is eight or nine, he has developed a passion for his own music that is even stronger than his passions for procrastination and weird clothes. |
Nothing separates the generations more than music. By the time a child is eight or nine, he has developed a passion for his own music that is even stronger than his passions for procrastination and weird clothes. |
Now all you parents who are saying, 'Come on.' I'm now going to throw it back at you. Where are the marches? Where is the hell raising. Where are you going? I know you are here , but it's not enough of you here today, and you know the people who are missing. You know the people who you are afraid of, and you never would knock on their door. This is what I'm talking about, the revolution being in the neighborhood, |
Old is always fifteen years from now. |
One of the beauties of watching our show is that, really and truly, it remains fresh because you're dealing with human beings and their behavior, |
Parents are not interested in justice, they're interested in peace and quiet. |
Parents are not quite interested in justice, they are interested in quiet. |
People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on. |
People will frighten you about a graduation...They use words you don't hear often... "And we wish you Godspeed." It is a warning, Godpeed. It means you are no longer welcome here at these prices. |