“As anyone who has ever been around a cat for any length of time well knows, cats have enormous patience with the limitations of the human kind.”

“A 'good' family, it seems, is one that used to be better.”

“Adlai Stevenson - a Henry James character in a Reader's Digest world.”

“Advice to son: Never confuse "I love you" with "I want to marry you."”

“When Babe Ruth was asked in 1930 how he felt about making more money that the President of the United States he replied 'I had a better year than he (Herbert Hoover) did.' When Tom Snyder was aske...”

“As anyone who has ever been around a cat for any length of time well knows cats have enormous patience with the limitations of the human kind.”

“To wish to act like angels while we are still in this world is nothing but folly.”

“It isn't important to come out on top what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.”

“Expect nothing and life will be velvet.”

“If you expect great things of yourself and demand little of others, youll keep resentment far away.”

“There were two ways to be happy: improve your reality, or lower your expectations”

“One recipe for happiness is to have to sense of entitlement.' To this she added a star and noted at the bottom of the page: 'This is not a lesson I have ever been in a position to learn.”