Tom Bodett Quotes


"The difference between an optimist and a pessimist? An optimist laughs to forget, but a pessimist forgets to laugh."
- Tom Bodett
(Related: Difference, Forget)

"The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson."
- Tom Bodett
(Related: Life, Difference, School)

"They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for."
- Tom Bodett
(Related: Love, Hope, Needs)

"You can make a new friend but you can't make an old one."
- Tom Bodett
(Related: Friend, Old)