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Sam Levenson Biography

Samuel Levenson (December 28, 1911 – August 27, 1980) was an American humorist, writer, teacher, television host, and journalist.

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It's not the sugar that makes the tea sweet, but the stirring.

Stirring, Sweet, Tea, Wisdom

It would be useless to bomb Washington. If you destroy one building, they already have two other buildings completely staffed with people doing exactly the same thing.

Destroy, Government, People, Same, Thing, Two

Insanity is hereditary; you get it from your children.

Children, Funny, Hereditary, Hilarious, Insanity, Mothers Day

Any beast can cry over the misfortunes of its own child. It takes a mensch to weep for others' children.

Beast, Children, Cry, Mensch, Takes

The beauty of America is that the average person always thinks she is above average.

America, Average, Person, Thinking, Thinks

Democracy means doing whatever you want without asking permission of anybody but your boss, your doctor, your lawyer, your landlord, your bank, your city, your state and federal authorities, and your wife and children.

Boss, Children, Democracy, Doctors, Mean, State

The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy.

Children, Common, Family, Grandparents, Inspirational, Reason

You don't have to be in "Who's Who" to know what's what.

Grandfather, Grandmother, Grandpa, Know

It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and say the opposite.

Funny, Inspirational, Say, Stupid, Wise

Siblings: children of the same parents, each of whom is perfectly normal until they get together.

Family, Normal, Parents, Relationship, Siblings, Sister

You can't start at the top.

Action, Getting Started, Start, Top

For Attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run their fingers through it once a day. For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone. People, more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed. Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of each of your arms. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself and the other for helping others.

Beautiful, Day, Inspirational, Let, Running, Slim

I'm going to stop putting things off, starting tomorrow!

Procrastination, Putting, Starting Over, Stop, Things, Time

The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent.

Child, Children, Grandma, Grandmother, Grandparent, Toy

More and more Congressmen now stay in Washington all year-round because they can't stay at home under the laws they've passed.

Government, Home, Passed, Washington, Years

Just try to be happy. Unhappiness starts with wanting to be happier.

Being Happy, Cynical, Happy, Starts, Trying, Unhappiness

The whole world is watching America, and America is watching TV.

America, Funny, Watching Tv, Whole, World

If you die in an elevator, be sure to push the Up button.

Button, Clever, Death, Die, Funny, Push

It's a good thing that when God created the rainbow he didn't consult a decorator or he would still be picking colors.

Color, God, Good, Good Things, Rainbow, Thing

The longest word in the world is "a word from our sponsor. "

Longest, Media, Sponsor, Sponsors, Word, World

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