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.
ABIGAIL VAN BURENIf 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.
More Abigail Van Buren Quotes
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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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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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If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we’d all be millionaires.
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The best index to a person’s character is how he treats people who can’t do him any good, and how he treats people who can’t fight back.
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Women who miscalculate are called mothers.
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Never give a golfer an ultimatum unless you’re prepared to lose.
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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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The lack of faith is not doubt. It is certainty.
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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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It is almost impossible to throw dirt on someone without getting a little on yourself
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If you want a place in the sun, you have got to put up with a few blisters.
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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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Kissing power is stronger than will power: Girls need to “prove their love” like a moose needs a hat rack.
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Loneliness is the ultimate poverty.
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Fear less, hope more. Eat less, chew more. Talk less, say more. Hate less, love more.
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