What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom ‘to’ and freedom ‘from.’
Be able to sneeze without sounding ridiculous. That means neither stifling yourself or spraying your immediate vicinity.
Be able to identify the most common breeds of dogs and cats on sight.
Be able to describe anything visual, such as a street scene, in words that convey your meaning.
Be able to read blueprints, diagrams, floorplans, and other diagrams used in the construction process.
Know how to behave at a buffet. Take a clean plate for a second helping.
Know the names of past and current artists who are most famous for playing their instruments.
A good leader needs to stand behind his or her followers as often as he or she needs to stand in front of them.
An error becomes a mistake when we refuse to admit it.
A 45-year old looks a lot like a 25-year old who’s been out all night. And feels just as good about having survived the experience.
If you’re wondering if you’re dreaming, you’re dreaming.
If you never heard opportunity knock, maybe you’re never at home.
An ounce of sequins can be worth a pound of home cooking.
Know how to treat frostbite until you can get indoors.
Know what to do if you feel faint or dizzy, especially if you might fall and hit your head.
Success may be the ability to be happy with whatever we’re stuck with.
Know how to drive safely when it’s raining or when it’s snowing. The two conditions are different.
Know where to find the sunrise and sunset times and note how the sky looks at those times, at least once.
Understand why casinos and racetracks stay in business – the gambler always loses over the long term.
Be able to confide your innermost secrets to your mother and your innermost fears to your father.
It’s a sad day when so many people shirk the most basic responsibilities of life that simply being respectable becomes behavior worthy of special attention. In other words, I think the people you describe are doing what they should. A society has weak values when it regards going to work every day and taking care of your family as heroic.