"Praise the young and they will flourish."

"A hair on the head is worth two on the brush."

"A turkey never voted for an early Christmas."

"A light heart lives long."

"You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was."

"The believer is happy, the doubter is wise."

"Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps."

"You can absolutely do anything if you have the belief and the desire. You're going to have setbacks, but it's important to get back up and keep going. It's a journey."

"In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills contracted by the mind more severe than those contracted by the body."

"My kittens look at me like little angels, and always after doing something especially devilish."

"Only the mediocre are always at their best."

"Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not."