"To all those mothers and fathers who are struggling with teen-agers, I say, just be patient: even though it looks like you can't do anything right for a number of years, parents become popular again when kids reach 20."

"Hunger and malnutrition have devastating consequences for children and have been linked to low birth weight and birth defects, obesity, mental and physical health problems, and poorer educational outcomes."

"Children under five are the poorest age group in America, and one in four infants, toddlers and preschoolers are poor during the years of greatest brain development."

"We do not have a money problem in America. We have a values and priorities problem."

"Thank you, horseradish, for being neither a radish nor a horse. What you are is a liar food."

"It were not best that we should all think alike; it is difference of opinion that makes horse races."

"Some men like a dull life - they like the routine of eating breakfast, going to work, coming home, petting the dog, watching TV, kissing the kids, and going to bed. Stay clear of it - it's often catching."

"If you like a person you say 'let's go into business together.' Man is a social animal after all, but such partnerships are fraught with danger."