“You gotta take the easy way out, this is life! Remember, a friend in need is a pest.”

“You gotta take chances in this life or you're already
dead.”

“Life don’t come to you, Memphis. You gotta take it. We have to take it. Because ain’t nobody handing it to us.”

“I need an easy friend
I do, with an ear to lend.”

“Don't you dare take the lazy way. It's too easy to excuse yourself because of your ancestry. Don't let me catch you doing it! Now -- look close at me so you will remember. Whatever you do, it will be you who do.”

“It's lovely having grass and trees and flowers
(Of course, at times, mosquitoes are a pest).
Yes, life is life out here in Rangely Towers
(Of course Some People like the city best)!”

“If you're a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones, you take the tough ones too.”

“Things didn't turn out the way they were supposed to, but what can you do? You must take life the way it comes at you and make the best of it.”

“If I had a camera,' I said, 'I'd take a picture of you every day. That way I'd remember how you looked every single day of your life.”

“Hey, and for what it's worth? Friends don't leave you alone in the woods. Friends are the ones who come and take you out.”