“Peanuts don’t grow on trees, but all other nuts do. That explains why there are so many of them around and fewer in the ground.”

“A couch transforms anyone who sits on it for too long into a coach potato. A hot seat transforms anyone who sits on it for long into a leader. One is comfortable; the other is ecstatic.”

“The belief that you can fly, even with small wings, allows you to soar.”

“Four-legged creatures are more grounded than two-legged ones and therefore are more predictable.”

“Life on the edge can be called adventure for the risk-minded, and exploratory for the traveler. Adventure and travel are both a thrill to experience but are not for everyone. Risk is for people who are interested in living.”

“We spend our lifetime learning in the school of Earth but when we graduate we go somewhere else. The purpose of education is not to get a good job but to simply enjoy the process of learning.”

“We are born and die helpless. In between, we spend a lifetime trying to understand it.”

“The simple purity and beauty of puppy dogs remind us of when we were babies: walking on four legs, drooling, rolling on our backs, giving unconditional love and not worrying about tomorrow.”

“A smile lights up the world, and a lit world makes others smile.”

“A conversation is a like a dance: it takes two, but one has to lead and the other must follow. A good conversation is one that people do in fluid motion.”