Sam Levenson Quotes & Sayings

Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going. — Sam Levenson

The high IQ has become the American equivalent of the Legion of Honor, positive proof of a child's intellectual aristocracy ... It has become more important to be a smart kid than a good kid or even a healthy kid. — Sam Levenson

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

Life begins at forty, but so does arthritis, and the habit of telling the same story three times to the same person. — Sam Levenson

Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it's at the end of your arm, as you get older, remember you have another hand: The first is to help yourself, the second is to help others. — Sam Levenson

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone. — Sam Levenson

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

Happiness is a by-product. You cannot pursue it by itself. — Sam Levenson

We should not permit prayer to be taken out of the schools; that's the only way most of us got through. — Sam Levenson

There was an old Woman who lived in a shoe She had so many children Her government subsidy check came to $4,892. — Sam Levenson

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

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. — Sam Levenson

A woman's place is in the home. Why should she go out and take away a workingman's pay instead of staying home and stealing out of his jacket like a good wife. — Sam Levenson

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

Our toaster has two settings: too soon or too late. — Sam Levenson

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 hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm. — Sam Levenson

If you owe fifty dollars you're a piker; if you owe fifty thousand dollars you're a businessman; if you owe fifty million dollars you're a tycoon; if you owe fifty billion dollars you're the government. — Sam Levenson

The Puritans came to America to worship in their way and to force everybody else to do the same thing. — Sam Levenson

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

If you want to kill time, try working it to death. — Sam Levenson

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

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 his fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge you'll never walk alone.
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We leave you a tradition with a future.
The tender loving care of human beings will never become obsolete.
People even more than things have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed and redeemed and redeemed and redeemed.
Never throw out anybody.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands: one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
Your "good old days" are still ahead of you, may you have many of them. — Sam Levenson

The reason God made man before woman was that he didn't want any suggestions. — Sam Levenson

I'm gonna put all my money into taxes. They're sure to go up. — Sam Levenson

The whole world is watching America, and America is watching TV. — Sam Levenson

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

You must pay for your sins. If you have already paid, please ignore this notice. — Sam Levenson

One of the virtues of being very young is that you don't let the facts get in the way of your imagination. — Sam Levenson

If you want to know how your girl will treat you after marriage, just listen to her talking to her little brother. — Sam Levenson

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

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

The chaplain of the Senate does not pray for the Senate. He watches the Senate and prays for the country. — Sam Levenson

Never lend money to a friend. It's dangerous. It could damage his memory. — Sam Levenson

People, more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed. — Sam Levenson

We may not always see eye to eye, but we can try to see heart to heart. — Sam Levenson

Courage is walking naked through a cannibal village — Sam Levenson

If your wife wants to learn to drive, don't stand in her way. — Sam Levenson

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: When am I going to do what I want? — Sam Levenson

Insanity is hereditary; you get it from your children. — Sam Levenson

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

You can't start at the top. — Sam Levenson

Just try to be happy. Unhappiness starts with wanting to be happier. — Sam Levenson

Lead us not into temptation. Just tell us where it is; we'll find it. — Sam Levenson

I admit that: my wife is outspoken, but by whom? — Sam Levenson

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 to stay in that home of your own. — Sam Levenson

Many wise words are spoken in jest, but they don't compare with the number of stupid words spoken in earnest. — Sam Levenson

If you die in an elevator, be sure to push the up button. — Sam Levenson

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 divine creation. You don't take chances with creation. — Sam Levenson

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

Learn from other people's mistakes. Life is too short to make them all yourself. — Sam Levenson

Somewhere on this globe, every ten seconds, there is a woman giving birth to a child. She must be found and stopped. — Sam Levenson

Give your child a spanking once a day. If you don't know why, he does. — Sam Levenson

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 the other two points. — Sam Levenson

How wise are thy commandments, Lord. Each of them applies to somebody I know. — Sam Levenson

Any kid who has two parents who are interested in him and has a houseful of books isn't poor. — Sam Levenson

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

At the U.N., any nation that fights back is censored as an "aggressor." — Sam Levenson

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. — Sam Levenson