Psychotherapy, unlike castor oil, which will work no matter how you get it down, is useless when forced on an uncooperative patient.
ABIGAIL VAN BURENPsychotherapy, unlike castor oil, which will work no matter how you get it down, is useless when forced on an uncooperative patient.
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Many husbands today pitch in to help with household chores – it’s called partnership.
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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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It is almost impossible to throw dirt on someone without getting a little on yourself
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A bad habit never disappears miraculously, it’s an undo-it-yourself project.
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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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The less you talk, the more you’re listened to.
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Religion, like water, may be free, but when they pipe it to you, you’ve got to help pay for the piping. And the piper.
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A church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
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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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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 true that I was born in Iowa, but I can’t speak for my twin sister.
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Cruel words erode the self-esteem like the ocean eats away the shore.
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It is a sad commentary of our times when our young must seek advice and counsel from ‘Dear Abby’ instead of going to Mom and Dad.
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It’s true, some wine improves with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place.
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So the richest are often the poorest as this saying goes, “Loneliness is the ultimate poverty”
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