People are like birds - from a distance beautiful: from close up those sharp beaks those beady little eyes.

When money is seen as a solution for every problem, money itself becomes the problem.

People who are brutally honest get more satisfaction out of the brutality than out of the honesty.

The ghastly thing about postal strikes is that after they are over, the service returns to normal.

The seven ages of man: spills, drills, thrills, bills, ills, pills and wills.

The man who is brutally honest enjoys the brutality quite as much as the honesty. Possibly more.

God punishes us mildly by ignoring our prayers and severely by answering them.

Every woman needs one man in her life who is strong and responsible. Given this security, she can proceed to do what she really wants to do-fall in love with men who are weak and irresponsible.

To create a housing shortage in a huge country, heavily wooded, with a small population -- ah, that's proof of pure political genius.

I used to look down on the world for being corrupt, but now I adore it for the utter magnificence of that corruption.

Love is a fever which marriage puts to bed and cures.

The future begins today.

Have you ever been further away than yourself? Where?

There are two ways to look at most problems... 'Oh Crap!' or, 'Good Information!,' and our choice will give us good information on how to deal with problems in the future.

As long as the world shall last there will be wrongs, and if no man objected and no man rebelled, those wrongs would last forever.

There’s always time for babbling.

Act now. Act with speed.

As I make goals for this year... Jesus, let your thoughts become my thoughts and bend my will to Your will.

I am hoping for better times. That's how you know us hapless gardeners - by our dirty fingernails and our absurd, unquenchable optimism about next year.

Ensure that your script is watertight. If it's not on the page, it will never magically appear on the screen.