Secret of life is to go through something harrowing that doesn't kill you...and to love one woman for the rest of your life. |
Selective ignorance, a cornerstone of child rearing. You don't put kids under surveillance: it might frighten you. Parents should sit tall in the saddle and look upon their troops with a noble and benevolent and extremely nearsighted gaze. |
Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you have, which once you have got it you may be smart enough to see is what you would have wanted had you known. |
Sometimes you have to look reality in the eye, and deny it. |
Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough. |
That sounds like it works for me. |
that time forgot and decades cannot improve. |
That's the news from Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average |
The funniest line in English is ''Get it?'' When you say that, everyone chortles. |
The highlight of my childhood was making my brother laugh so hard that food came out of his nose |
The highlight of my childhood was making my brother laugh so hard that food came out of his nose |
The moment they started shooting this picture it's like he became 30 years younger. He's tremendously focused and capable. |
There's so many people who move around our country and lose track of their own ancestry. It's nice to know where you come from. |
They said it would be terrible if the show were not in St. Paul. I listen to people who tug at my sleeve. |
They say such nice things about people at their funerals that it makes me sad that I'm going to miss mine by just a few days. |