“Peace has its victories no less than war, but it doesn’t have as many monuments to unveil.”

A good listener is usually thinking about something else.

Some folks can look so busy doing nothing that they seem indispensable.

When some fellers decide to retire nobody knows the difference.

Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.

If you haven’t seen your wife smile at a traffic cop, you haven’t seen her smile her prettiest.

The less a statesman amounts to, the more he loves the flag.

Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny.

Ther’s still a few honest folks left but they never seem t’ find anything you lose.

Some fellows get credit for being conservative when they are only stupid.

The only way to entertain some folks is to listen to them.

Luckily your lifetime warranty on your heart is still in effect. Of course, that becomes void and expires when you do.

Live so that you can at least get the benefit of the doubt.

There is plenty of peace in any home where the family doesn’t make the mistake of trying to get together.

Washing your car and polishing it all up is a never failing sign of rain.

Of all the unbearable nuisances, the ignoramus that has traveled is the worst.

Don’t knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn’t start a conversation if it didn’t change once in a while.

I do not think [poetry] is more, or less, necessary than food, shelter, health, education, decent working conditions. It is as necessary.

I take a lot less for granted.

I did a real boot camp once which with The Thin Red Line which was learning military exercises and this was far less strenuous.

You will find, that when you have someone to love, that the face is less important than the brain, and the body is less important than the heart.

It doesn’t mean that I’m less girly, it just means that I have this other side of me.

This may well have made it more rather than less democratic than many countries today .

We should all be more aware of what’s going on in the world around us and less ignorant.

The mere existence of an additional child or children in the family could signify Less.