I think of these at the strangest times - at 3:00 in the morning, in the shower, on a long drive, or in the middle of a boring phone conversation. Perhaps they are words of wisdom; perhaps they mean nothing at all. At least, I keep them to 25 words or less.

¨       Rivers may run to the sea, but it’s the lemmings that get there first.

¨       The train never stops for people with too much baggage.

¨       Nothing promises so much and delivers so little as progress.

¨       The important things never happen at a convenient time.

¨       Fame often brings notoriety, but anonymity never brings embarrassment.

¨       Bad weather is better than no weather at all.

¨       The positive effects of every technological advance eventually have less impact than the negative effects, thus spawning new technological advances to counteract them.

¨       Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it took nine times to do it.

¨       Progress never thinks twice about walking on your lawn or stepping on your flowers.

¨       Now that I know I'm a hypochondriac, I'm not worried about my health anymore.

¨       Anonymity is better than not being known at all.

¨       The best thing about living to a ripe old age is that you're still around to brag about it.

¨       First, I was an atheist, then an agnostic, and now I don't what to believe.

¨       I don't mind being interrupted, as long I've finished talking first.

¨       Great historians have the uncanny ability to predict the past.

¨       Be patient. Tomorrow doesn't happen overnight.

¨       No matter where you live, the climate is either too hot, too cold, or too moderate.

¨       If you’re searching for new places, take the old roads. If you’re longing for new faces, take another look at the ones you know.

¨       It’s not that time moves so fast; it’s just that it’s moving in the wrong direction.

¨       The world is changing so quickly that I’m beginning to get nostalgic for the future.

¨       Do not, under any circumstances, give a small child a long stick.

¨       The bigger your house is, the more Dobermans you need.