Cynthia Lewis quotes:

Believing in the Tooth Fairy is easier than trying to figure out how else the money gets under your pillow.

If you want to see a shooting star, you might have to spend a lot of nights looking up.

Whiners usually play alone.

It's more fun to color outside the lines.

They'll remember you if you're the best reader in class-or if you throw up at lunch.

Nobody notices it when your zipper is up, but everyone notices when it's down.

As soon as you understand 2 x 4 you can't believe there was a time when you didn't understand it.

If you want to zoom down the expert slope tomorrow, you have to fall down the bunny slope today.

It doesn't count if your swing is going the highest if you're getting pushed.

Ten minutes is short if it's a recess and long if it's a punishment.

It's easier to see the mistake on someone else's paper.

Nobody can pedal the bike for you.

Getting lost teaches you how to read a map.

You don't get to decide your part in the school play, but you do get to decide whether or not you play it well.

Don't expect a stranger to wipe your nose.

Hitting the kid with the ball might get you the ball, but it won't get you anyone to throw it to.

Flowers and pricker bushes grow out of the same dust.

If you wait until you're really sure, you'll never take off the training wheels.

Every piece of the puzzle that doesn't fit gets you closer to the answer.

If you keep missing, get closer to the basket.

It feels a lot colder when you're shoveling snow than when you're building a snow fort.

It's easier to knock on a door that's not shut all the way.

It's easier to throw sticks on the campfire than to try to restart it when it goes out.

A tiny hole can empty a great big bucket.

One thing you can't pretend to be is funny.

Don't say "The last one there is a rotten egg": unless you're absolutely sure there's a slow kid behind you.

Every time you swim out to the rock, it gets a little closer.

Before you trade sandwiches, check between the bread.

If you want pancakes for breakfast, offer to help make them.

You'll have a lot more respect for a bird after you try making a nest.

You can either keep peddling, get off the bike or fall over.

You can teach an old dog new tricks with the right kind of doggie treats.

Crawling still gets you there.

Shortcuts aren't always.

The longer the test the better you feel when it's over.

The path you're on looks different when you turn around.

Even babies like to grab for things just beyond their reach.

If the horse you're drawing looks more like a dog, make it a dog.

It's not enough to be able to spell "magnificence" in your bedroom. You have to be able to spell it at the microphone during the spelling bee.

Sometimes it's smart to be scared.

The teacher can always tell when you did your homework on the bus.

Look at the footprints you've made.