I never leaf through a copy of National Geographic without realizing how lucky we are to live in a society where it is traditional to wear clothes.
ERMA BOMBECKNever have more children than you have car windows.
More Erma Bombeck Quotes
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Some emotions don’t make a lot of noise. It’s hard to hear pride. Caring is real faint – like a heartbeat. And pure love – why, some days it’s so quiet, you don’t even know it’s there.
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I read one psychologist’s theory that said, “Never strike a child in your anger.” When could I strike him? When he is kissing me on my birthday? When he’s recuperating from measles? Do I slap the Bible out of his hand on Sunday?
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For years, my husband and I have advocated separate vacations. But the kids keep finding us.
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It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.
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I haven’t trusted polls since I read that 62% of women had affairs during their lunch hour. I’ve never met a woman in my life who would give up lunch for sex.
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Laughter rises out of tragedy when you need it the most, and rewards you for your courage.
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Housework, if it is done properly, can cause brain damage.
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One never realizes how different a husband and wife can be until they begin to pack for a trip.
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It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.
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My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint.
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A grandparent will help you with your buttons, your zippers, and your shoelaces and not be in any hurry for you to grow up.
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Sometimes I can’t figure designers out. It’s as if they flunked human anatomy.
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There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt.
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The grass is always greener over the septic tank.
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A grandparent is the only baby-sitter who doesn’t charge more after midnight – or anything before midnight.
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