It is easier to suffer silence if everyone knows about it.

It is a mistake to believe that because a boy is quite, he is up to mischief; he may be asleep.

Quiet does not necessarily mean you don't need to worry.

Kids will go upstairs to fetch something you're too lazy to fetch yourself - just for the fun of the trip. Of course they never come back with the thing you actually wanted.

It takes real talent to be able to apologize in a manner that makes the offended person feel guilty.

Diplomacy: Telling your boss he has an open mind instead of telling him he has holes in his head.

A boss is someone who is early when you're late and late when you're early.

Old basketball players never die. They just sit in front of you at the movies.

Gadget: Any mechanical device that performs a kitchen task in one-twentieth the time it takes to find it.

My next house will have no kitchen, just vending machines.