Sam Levenson Quotes
"You must pay for your sins. If you have already paid, please ignore this notice."
- Sam Levenson
"You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself."
- Sam Levenson
(Related: Mistakes)
"Lead us not into temptation. Just tell us where it is; we'll find it."
- Sam Levenson
(Related: Temptation)
"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
(Related: Father, Now, Want)
"Just try to be happy. Unhappiness starts with wanting to be happier."
- Sam Levenson
(Related: Unhappiness)
"We should not permit prayer to be taken out of the schools; that's the only way most of us got through."
- Sam Levenson
(Related: Prayer, Schools)
"Any beast can cry over the misfortunes of its own child. It takes a mensch to weep for others' children."
- Sam Levenson
(Related: Children)
"Any kid who has two parents who are interested in him and has a houseful of books isn't poor."
- Sam Levenson
(Related: Books, Parents, Poor)
"Happiness is a by-product. You cannot pursue it by itself."
- Sam Levenson
(Related: Happiness)
"I'm going to stop putting things off, starting tomorrow!"
- Sam Levenson
"The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent."
- Sam Levenson
"Love at first sight is easy to understand; it's when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle."
- Sam Levenson
(Related: Love, People, First, Sight)
"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
(Related: Imagination, Being, Facts)
"Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going."
- Sam Levenson
"The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy."
- Sam Levenson
(Related: Enemy, Grandparents, Reason)
"If you die in an elevator, be sure to push the Up button."
- Sam Levenson
"It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and say the opposite."
- 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
(Related: God, Colors)
"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
(Related: Birthday, Son, End)
"Insanity is hereditary; you get it from your children."
- Sam Levenson
(Related: Children, Insanity)
"If you want to know how your girl will treat you after marriage, just listen to her talking to her little brother."
- Sam Levenson
(Related: Marriage, Brother, Talking, Want, Will)
"Somewhere on this globe, every ten seconds, there is a woman giving birth to a child. She must be found and stopped."
- Sam Levenson
(Related: Giving, Woman)