"There is plenty of peace in any home where the family doesn't make the mistake of trying to get together."

"Nothing is as irritating as the fellow who chats pleasantly while he's overcharging you."

"Folks that blurt out just what they think wouldn't be so bad if they thought."

"A good listener is usually thinking about something else."

"Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men."

"One of the simple but genuine pleasures in life is getting up in the morning and hurrying to a mousetrap you set the night before."

"Perfection can be achieved by no one, because perfection is achieved from faults- yet faults tear away the perfection in you."

"It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret."

"Solutions are not the answer."

"Basically, I'm for anything that gets you through the night - be it prayer, tranquilizers or a bottle of Jack Daniels."

"The best [man] is like water.Water is good; it benefits all things and does not compete with them.It dwells in [lowly] places that all disdain.This is why it is so near to Tao."

"Keeping a little ahead of conditions is one of the secrets of business"