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 BURENFear less, hope more. Eat less, chew more. Talk less, say more. Hate less, love more.
More Abigail Van Buren Quotes
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Accept every blind date you can get, even with a girl who wears jeans. Maybe you can talk her out of them.
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Women who miscalculate are called mothers.
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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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If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
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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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There is no end to the undeserved misery and mischief it could create.
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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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The less you talk, the more you’re listened to.
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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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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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Kissing power is stronger than will power: Girls need to “prove their love” like a moose needs a hat rack.
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While forbidden fruit is said to taste sweeter, it usually spoils faster.
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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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If you don’t value what you have, you’re sure to lose it.
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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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