The purpose of life is to amount to something and have it make some difference that you lived at all.
ABIGAIL VAN BURENKids grow up awfully fast these days,”she said. “You should try to have a good relationship with your kids, no matter what they do.
More Abigail Van Buren Quotes
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If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
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I agree that marijuana laws are overdue for an overhaul. I also favor the medical use of marijuana – if it’s prescribed by a physician.
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Love is what enables us to bridge the gap of disappointment when others don’t live up to the expectations we have of them.
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If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we’d all be millionaires.
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You could move.’ —“Dear Abby” responds to a reader who complained that a gay couple was moving in across the street and wanted to know what he could do to improve the quality of the neighborhood.
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It is almost impossible to throw dirt on someone without getting a little on yourself
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It is totally unconscionable to subject defenseless animals to mutilation and death, just so a company can be the first to market a new shade of nail polish or a new, improved laundry detergent. It’s cruel, it’s brutal, it’s inhumane, and most people don’t want it.
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If you are looking for a kindly, well-to-do older gentleman who is no longer interested in sex, take out an ad in The Wall Street Journal.
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So the richest are often the poorest as this saying goes, “Loneliness is the ultimate poverty”
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Believing that the dream of freedom, brotherhood, and peace for all mankind will someday come true.
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If you don’t value what you have, you’re sure to lose it.
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Maturity is the ability to do a job whether you’re supervised or not; finish a job once it’s started; carry money without spending it; and the ability to bear an injustice without wanting to get even.
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Many husbands today pitch in to help with household chores – it’s called partnership.
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Never give a golfer an ultimatum unless you’re prepared to lose.
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