I will say this for adversity: people seem to be able to stand it, and that is more than I can say for prosperity.

Of all the home remedies, a good wife is best.

Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas spirit.

Nobody can be as agreeable as an uninvited guest.

The fellow that owns his own home is always just coming out of a hardware store.

The safe way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket.

Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet.

If you haven't seen your wife smile at a traffic cop, you haven't seen her smile her prettiest.

The fellow that agrees with everything you say is either a fool or he is getting ready to skin you.

The hardest thing is to take less when you can get more.

It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed.

It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.

From a shy timid girl I had become a woman of resolute character who could no longer be frightened by the struggle with troubles.

I propose that a teacher's pay be tied to merit, not tenure. And I propose that a teacher's employment be tied to performance, not just showing up.

Politics, when it is an art and a service, not an exploitation, is about acting for an ideal through realities.

I'm currently raising a 15 year old son and an 18 year old daughter, which a guess is my punishment for a wild youth!

My fans love me for me, my beats, my rhymes.

Reporting provides reminders that things are always more complicated than you think.

I came to magic absolutely hating magic on a very, very deep level.

Working gets in the way of living.

Hang those that talk of fear.