In my family, there were Kei and Minoru and then there were the rest. Everyone in my family is very opinionated and everyone tried to join the debate. But by the time my turn came, there was nothing left to say. I couldn't keep pace, so I looked to do my own things.

All too often people concentrate on finding the right spouse, little realizing that half of any marriage is being the right spouse.

Women who miscalculate are called mothers.

If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.

Kissing power is stronger than will power.

Every family has a story that it tells itself, that it passes on to the children and grandchildren. The story grows over the years, mutates, some parts are sharpened, others dropped, and there is often debate about what really happened. But even with these different sides of the same story, there is still agreement that this is the family story. And in the absence of other narratives, it becomes the flagpole that the family hangs its identity from.

People who have good relationships at home are more effective in the marketplace.

Your mate doesn't live by bread alone; he or she needs to be 'buttered up' from time to time.

The best way to make your spouse and children feel secure is not with big deposits in bank account, but with little deposits of thoughtfulness and affection in the 'love account.'

Send lawyers, guns, and money. Dad, get me out of this.