Sam Levenson Quotes

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• You can't start at the top.
• When I was a boy I used to do what my father wanted. Now I have to do what my boy wants. My problem is:…
• Any kid who has two parents who are interested in him and has a houseful of books isn't poor.
• You must pay for your sins. If you have already paid, please ignore this notice.
• We may not always see eye to eye, but we can try to see heart to heart.
• It's not the sugar that makes the tea sweet, but the stirring.
• Our toaster has two settings: too soon or too late.
• If your wife wants to learn to drive, don't stand in her way.
• When I came home and showed my mother my report card with a mark of 98 in arithmetic, she wanted to know who had gotten…
• People, more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed.
• If you want to kill time, try working it to death.
• How wise are thy commandments, Lord. Each of them applies to somebody I know.
• One antidote for sexual truancy lies in simply teaching youth the wonder, the miracle, the reverence for the creation of life itself. Life is a…
• The whole world is watching America, and America is watching TV.
• The American success formula is first to get a home of your own, then to get a car of your own so you don't have…
• Insanity is hereditary; you get it from your children.
• It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping…
• It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and say the opposite.
• The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy.
• Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.

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