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.
ABIGAIL VAN BURENSome 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.
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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It’s true, some wine improves with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place.
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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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Never give a golfer an ultimatum unless you’re prepared to lose.
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How should they answer?
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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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I can’t think of a more potent combination than God and a good lawyer.
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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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The purpose of life is to amount to something and have it make some difference that you lived at all.
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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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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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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.
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You are what you are when nobody is looking.
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Women who miscalculate are called mothers.
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