Cruel words erode the self-esteem like the ocean eats away the shore.
ABIGAIL VAN BURENThe purpose of life is to amount to something and have it make some difference that you lived at all.
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It is almost impossible to throw dirt on someone without getting a little on yourself
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The lack of faith is not doubt. It is certainty.
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I can’t think of a more potent combination than God and a good lawyer.
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If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we’d all be millionaires.
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How should they answer?
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A bad habit never disappears miraculously, it’s an undo-it-yourself project.
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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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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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Kids grow up awfully fast these days,”she said. “You should try to have a good relationship with your kids, no matter what they do.
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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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So the richest are often the poorest as this saying goes, “Loneliness is the ultimate poverty”
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Psychotherapy, 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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Kissing power is stronger than will power: Girls need to “prove their love” like a moose needs a hat rack.
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If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them, and half as much money.
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