Women who miscalculate are called mothers.
ABIGAIL VAN BURENYou 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.
More Abigail Van Buren Quotes
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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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A church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
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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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It is true that I was born in Iowa, but I can’t speak for my twin sister.
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The lack of faith is not doubt. It is certainty.
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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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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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In Biblical times, a man could have as many wives as he could afford. Just like today.
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Fear less, hope more. Eat less, chew more. Talk less, say more. Hate less, love more.
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If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we’d all be millionaires.
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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 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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How should they answer?
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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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