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" Most of the time, a kid doesn't think about what he's doing or why. This is the privilege of childhood. "

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" Be aware of wonder. Live a balanced life - learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some. "

" I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death. "

" Do you notice that all presidents have a dog? There is always a First Dog. Or two or three. You have to have a dog to be president, I guess. "

" My secret agenda is to convey my values to my kids. "

" Patterns of repetition govern each day, week, year, and lifetime. 'Personal habits' is one term we use to describe the most common of these repeated patterns. But I say these habits are sacred because they give deliberate structure to our lives. Structure gives us a sense of security. And that sense of security is the ground of meaning. "

" Weddings seem to be magnets for mishap and for whatever craziness lurks in family closets. In more ways than one, weddings bring out the ding-dong in everybody involved. "

" I believe in dancing. "

" The winding down of summer puts me in a heavy philosophical mood. "

" Solitude is not the same as loneliness. Solitude is a solitary boat floating in a sea of possible companions. "

" No. I was an only child. "

" I don't think there is a hidden purpose to the universe that you have to puzzle out. "

" Everything we do in our growing up has been done before. But it needs recognition and validation each time for each one of us - public, private, and secret. "

" You are free to give life meaning, whatever meaning you want to give it. "

" Play fair. Don't hit people. Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody. "

" I think my writing is part of my ministry. "

" My goal now is to dance all the dances as long as I can, and then to sit down contented after the last elegant tango some sweet night and pass on because there wasn't another dance left in me. "

" I fear the boredom that comes with not learning and not taking chances. "

" Share everything. Don't take things that aren't yours. Put things back where you found them. "

" The examined life is no picnic. "

" And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world it is best to hold hands and stick together. "

" All I really need to know... I learned in kindergarten. "

" I've always thought anyone can make money. Making a life worth living, that's the real test. "

" Children are sent to school to be civilized, to learn to be part of the social enterprise. "

" If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience. "

" I talk about very serious human affairs but with a lightness of heart. "

" The solution to alone-ness is not more solitude, but companionship and community. "

" I wanted to be a citizen of the world but not in a superficial way. "

" To be human is to keep rattling the bars of the cage of existence, hollering, 'What's it for?' "