To attain happiness in another world we need only to believe something, while to secure it in this world we must do something.
Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.
I have never been particularly good with languages. Despite a dozen years of Hebrew school and a lifetime of praying in the language, I'm ashamed to admit that I still can't read an Israeli newspaper. Besides English, the only language I speak with any degree of fluency is Spanish.

