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.
ABIGAIL VAN BURENWhile forbidden fruit is said to taste sweeter, it usually spoils faster.
More Abigail Van Buren Quotes
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True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.
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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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Never give a golfer an ultimatum unless you’re prepared to lose.
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So the richest are often the poorest as this saying goes, “Loneliness is the ultimate poverty”
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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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Kissing power is stronger than will power: Girls need to “prove their love” like a moose needs a hat rack.
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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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Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married.
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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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It is almost impossible to throw dirt on someone without getting a little on yourself
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You are what you are when nobody is looking.
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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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How should they answer?
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Cruel words erode the self-esteem like the ocean eats away the shore.
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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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