Ann Landers Quotes

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It has been said that rose-colored glasses do not come in bifocals because nobody reads the small print in dreams.

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If you want to catch a trout, don't fish in a herring barrel.

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Remember, it takes two to make an argument. The one who is wrong is the one who will be doing most of the talking.

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Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and, when it comes, hold your head high, look it squarely in the eye and say, 'I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.' Then repeat to yourself the most comforting of all words: 'This too shall pass.'

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Never let an opportunity pass to give a well-deserved compliment.

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If you have love in your life, it can make up for a great many things that are missing. If you don't have love in your life, no matter what else there is, it's not enough.

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In the final analysis it is not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings.

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I had no idea so many people in the United States and Canada were tying each other up.

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Class can 'walk with kings and keep its virtue and talk with crowds and keep the common touch.' Everyone is comfortable with the person who has class because that person is comfortable with himself.

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Hatred is like an acid. It can do more damage to the container in which it is stored than to the object on which it is poured.

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Guilt is a pollutant and we don't need any more of it in the world.

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Parents do not owe their progeny an inheritance no matter how much money they have. One of the surest ways to produce loafers and freeloaders is to let children know that their future is assured.

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Women's magazines continue to print 'helpful' articles on How to Hang on to Your Husband while thousands of wives write to me and complain that 'hanging is too good for 'em.'

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All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love. Good battle is objective and honest – never vicious or cruel. Good battle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equal partnership.

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Often the difference between a successful marriage and a mediocre one is leaving four or five things a day — unsaid.

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TV has had a stronger impact on our society than any single invention since the automobile. It has put the dead hand on conversation and provided countless couples with an excuse for not discussing what's on their minds.

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Maturity is the art of living in peace with that which cannot be changed, the courage to change that which should be changed, no matter what it takes, and the wisdom to know the difference.

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Love is content with the present, it hopes for the future and it doesn't brood over the past.

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Maturity is the ability to control anger and settle differences without violence or destruction. The mature person can face unpleasantness, frustration, discomfort and defeat without collapsing or complaining. He/she knows he cannot have everything his/her own way every time. He/she is able to defer to circumstances, to other people-and to time. He/she knows when to compromise and is not too proud to do so.

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Maintaining self-respect in the face of a devastating experience is of prime importance.

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Maturity is humility. It is being big enough to say, "I was wrong." And, when he/she is right, the mature person need not experience the satisfaction of saying, "I told you so."

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Maturity is perseverance-the ability to sweat out a project or a situation, in spite of heavy opposition and discouraging setbacks, and stick with it until it is finished.

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Keep skid chains on your tongue. Say less than you think. Cultivate a pleasant voice. How you say it is often more important than what you say.

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Television has proved that people will look at anything rather than each other.

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Don't indulge in gossip.... People who throw mudballs always manage to end up getting a little on themselves.

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If criticism is needed, do it tactfully. Don't use a sledgehammer when a fly swatter will do the job.

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A word to those of you who are trying to drown your sorrow. Please be aware that sorrow knows how to swim.

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At every party there are two kinds of people—those who want to go home and those who don't. The trouble is, they are usually married to each other.

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If I were asked to give what I consider the single most useful bit of advice for all humanity, it would be this: Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and, when it comes, hold your head high, look it squarely in the eye and say, I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.

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No one knows what a marriage is like except the two people in it — and sometimes one of them doesn't know.

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