“It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and ...” — Sam Levenson Quote

“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.'”

“Happiness is a by-product. You cannot pursue it by itself.”

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

“Handmade presents are scary because they reveal that you have too much free time.”

“Basically, my mum and dad bought me a CD player for my 14th birthday. They didn't really listen to music at all, but my dad had a couple of tapes that he'd listen to, like Tom Lehrer. My dad was a physicist and Tom Lehrer was like this really weird Harvard class professor, who was really cool because he was also a satirist and pianist.”

“For my birthday I got a humidifier and a de-humidifier... I put them in the same room and let them fight it out.”