Quotes by Tom Bodett

“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.”

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.

The difference between school and life? In school, youre taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, youre given a test that teaches you a lesson.

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.

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.

Somebody says, Do a Tom Bodett, a folksy kind of thing, and it sounds like something out of Hee Haw, very insulting. They turn wry humor into disparaging sarcasm, and you get what amounts to insulting advertising.

John Muir, the famous naturalist, wrote in his journal that you should never go to Alaska as a young man because youll never be satisfied with any other place as long as you live. And theres a lot of truth to that.

In school, youre taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, youre given a test that teaches you a lesson.