“But who wants to be foretold the weather? It is bad enough when it comes, without our having the misery of knowing about it beforehand.”

“When we make our own misery we sometimes cling to it even when we want so bad to change, because misery is something we know. The misery is comfortable.”

“Change isn't easy... changing the way you live means changing what you believe about life. That's hard... When we make our own misery, we sometimes cling to it even when we want so bad to change because the misery is something we know. The misery is comfortable.”

“Too many people talk about the weather, and not enough people talk about agriculture. When somebody says to me, "Beautiful weather we're having,” I always reply, "Irrigation and crop rotation.”

“When you know what you want, and want it bad enough, you will find a way to get it.”

“One is not born English without knowing how to converse easily about the weather.”