The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.

One of the reasons people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure.

Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all.

If you don't give your kid freedom to make choices with money, including stupid choices, he'll make plenty when he gets to college.

My idea of absolute happiness is to be in bed on a rainy day, with my blankie, my cat, and my dog.

Comedy is difficult for an actor. But I think I have a good sense of humor and manage to make people laugh and make them happy.

We've become so accustomed to teaching to the tests that we've forgotten about a child's joy of discovery.

The object of government in peace and in war is not the glory of rulers or of races, but the happiness of common man.