I've always despised old people. I got angry at my father when he began to show signs of age.

Oh, Life, I am yours. Whatever it is you want of me, I am ready to give.

did you ever see anybody so disgusting: said lightning to thunder, "never" thunder growled thunder, "lets give him the works

I think I feel a little differently than other people do. For some reason I've never felt grown up.

To tell the truth, I don't read children's books. I'm an adult. I just write them.

How deeply one felt when alone.

He was able to love them again, but he loved them now in a wiser way, knowing their weakness.

Why had he wanted to be rich, or to feel rich? Was he an unhappy mouse before? Didn't he see the King himself often looking sad? Was anyone completely happy?

The world was all magic, and he had a special bottle of it in his right hand.

The stubbornness of his character stood him now in good stead. He refused to consider himself defeated.

He began to develop an obstinate patience.

Full-time lover of your world

I'm sure all that you've heard is just the usual gossip, invented to injure feelings rather than illuminate truth.

Family farms and small businesses are the backbone of our communities.

If I could tell you only one thing about my life, it would be this: When I was 7 years old, the mailman ran over my head.

NAFTA's been a big problem for sugar.

American Idol' is a $900 million-a-year corporation. When you are dealing with that, you can't come off with lies - it's either the truth or nothing.

Almost everything that I behold in this wonderful country bears traces of improvement and reform - everything except Pie.

Avoid making yourself the subject of conversation.

I knew in my gut that there was something wrong with a system that couldn't fire its incompetents, and I had my share of incompetent college teachers.

I urge all children to listen to their mothers and fathers. My mom was helping out some kids and she didn't want to call me for all of the money; she only wanted to take care of some of the kids.