"I hope my tongue in prune juice smothers, If I belittle dogs and mothers." ― Ogden Nash Topic(s): Hope More From Ogden Nash "There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, and that is to have either a clear conscience or none at all." "Parents were invented to make children happy by giving them something to ignore." "The most exciting happiness is the happiness generated by forces beyond your control." More In Hope "Right now I’m not involved with anybody, but I hope by 75 I will be again."― Stevie Nicks "Hope never abandons you, you abandon it."― George Weinberg "I hope I live long enough to see every hungry school child in the world being fed under the so-called McGovern-Dole program."― George McGovern