Do not elicit your child's political opinions. He doesn't know any more than you do.

In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.

Think before you speak. Read before you think.

My favorite animal is steak.

The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.

A hobby is, of course, an abomination, as are all consuming interests and passions that do not lead directly to large, personal gain.

As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.

Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.

There are two modes of transport in Los Angeles: car and ambulance. Visitors who wish to remain inconspicuous are advised to choose the latter

I've done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.

Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying.

Never fear to make mistakes

In rural and struggling Lexington, Virginia, Lee's new postwar home, one writer joked darkly dollars were so scarce that they had to be introduced to one another when they met on Main Street.

If at first you don't succeed, Call an airstrike.

I think it was interesting to be steeped in that [political] world.

I think everyone's a geek in some way.

I really look at children as being little people and not necessarily things or people to control.

I like stories about people. I like things that are human and different. I want to be as engaged in my work as I am in reading a book. I want to be electrified by the films I do.

The sage says that all that is under heaven incurs the same law and the same fate.

I honestly don't know what they mean by a devout Catholic.

Much more of the brain is devoted to movement than to language. Language is only a little thing sitting on top of this huge ocean of movement.