If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
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More Abigail Van Buren Quotes
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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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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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In Biblical times, a man could have as many wives as he could afford. Just like today.
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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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Some People are more turned on by money than they are by love. In one respect they’re alike. They’re both wonderful as long as they last.
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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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The purpose of life is to amount to something and have it make some difference that you lived at all.
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If you don’t value what you have, you’re sure to lose it.
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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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A bad habit never disappears miraculously, it’s an undo-it-yourself project.
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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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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 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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Never give a golfer an ultimatum unless you’re prepared to lose.
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