Only a government that is rich and safe can afford to be a democracy, for democracy is the most expensive and nefarious kind of government ever heard of on earth

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

Never regret anything that made you smile.

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.

Without stories, we’d have even more trouble recognizing what’s real.

Something inside me clicks. It's like I've spent my whole life fiddling with a complicated combination only to discover I was toying with the wrong lock.

Never leave a situation unless you know what you needed and what you were never going to get.

I meant to write about death, only life came breaking in as usual

A fool believes that the society of the future will transcend the laws of economics. A person of reason hopes that it will finally learn to respect them.

I wished that teachers were the highest paid people in Israel.

He’d protect me and shelter me forever. But I was beginning to realize that being sheltered came at a price.

My hunch is that probably men are doing more both outside the home and inside the home

I love what I do, and when I don't love what I do, I'll make a change...I can't be the candy queen forever.

I consume too much sugar. It’s a problem, I need to stop.