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

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" On a very local scale, a refrigerator is the center of the universe. On the inside is food essential to life, and on the outside of the door is a summary of the life events of the household. "

" Clean up your own mess. "

" The world does not need tourists who ride by in a bus clucking their tongues. The world as it is needs those who will love it enough to change it, with what they have, where they are. "

" Sticks and stones will break our bones, but words will break our hearts. "

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

" No. I was an only child. "

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

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

" 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. "

" Any fool can make enough money to survive. It's another thing to keep yourself consistently entertained. It's a lot of work, and a lot of fun, to make a life. "

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

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

" Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 'Who do you think you are?' That's the big one, isn't it? A flourishing life depends on how you answer that. "

" The examined life is no picnic. "

" You feel like an ant contemplating Chicago. "

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

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

" I've always made a clear distinction between making a life and making a living. "

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

" 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. "