It’s true, some wine improves with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place.
ABIGAIL VAN BURENIf you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them, and half as much money.
More Abigail Van Buren Quotes
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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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Believing that the dream of freedom, brotherhood, and peace for all mankind will someday come true.
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How should they answer?
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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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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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So yesterday you fell off the wagon? Or maybe you blew your diet? Or lost your temper and shot off your mouth? Well, that was yesterday. Today is a brand-new day with a clean slate, so forget yesterday!
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In Biblical times, a man could have as many wives as he could afford. Just like today.
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Never give a golfer an ultimatum unless you’re prepared to lose.
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Loneliness is the ultimate poverty.
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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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If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
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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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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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If you don’t value what you have, you’re sure to lose it.
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Wisdom doesn’t automatically come with old age. Nothing does – except wrinkles. It’s true, some wines improve with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place.
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