Sam Levenson Professions : Humorist Born : December 28, 1911 Died : August 27, 1980 Browse All Authors Top 62 quotes by Sam Levenson Our parents set the moral tone of the family. They expected more of some of us and less of others, but never less than they thought we were capable of. Sam Levenson parents never thought family The difference between keeping things clean and keeping kids clean was that things just sat still and waited for the dirt to collect. We kids were carriers. We ran a pickup and delivery service. Sam Levenson difference just things service Similar Authors Art Buchwald humorist Israel Zangwill humorist Abe Burrows humorist Don Marquis humorist David Sedaris humorist Corey Ford humorist All Authors