wisdom

"Just because you're in a situation, doesn't mean you have to be that situation. You're not the situation you're in!"

"After all Death is a Symbol that there was Life."

"From the mouths of the innocents flows truth."

"She doesn’t want me to leave, and she doesn’t want me to stay. That’s a double helping of Doesn’t Want Me, and one big I’m Not Hungry back at her."

"Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children."

"Fly without wings; Dream with open eyes; See in darkness."

"Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, but only saps today of its strength."

"he who will not economize will have to agonize"

"Everyone's allowed to be in love with the wrong person at some point. In fact, it's a mistake not to be."

"Before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience."

"I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room."

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."

"Before the fruits of prosperity can come, the storms of life need to first bring the required rains of testing, which mixes with the seeds of wisdom to produce a mature harvest."

"After his experience with Minos, Nico realized that most spectres held only as much power as you allowed them to have. They pried into your mind, using fear or anger or longing to influence you. Nico had learned to shield himself. Sometimes he could even turn the tables and bend ghosts to his will."

"Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy"

"A day unemployed is like a bagel- even when it's bad, it's still pretty good..."

"Are we being good ancestors?"

"Dieting is the only game where you win when you lose!"

"I've been the oldest child since before you were born"

"Common sense will nearly always stand you in better stead than a slavish adherence to the conventions."