It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.
ERMA BOMBECKI was trampled to death by a man who believed his luggage would be the first piece off. If he were an experienced traveler, he would know that the first piece of luggage belongs to no one. It’s just a dummy suitcase to give everyone hope.
More Erma Bombeck Quotes
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One thing they never tell you about child raising is that for the rest of your life, at the drop of a hat, you are expected to know your child’s name and how old he or she is.
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When you look like your passport photo, it’s time to go home.
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It is my theory you can’t get rid of fat. All you can do is move it around, like furniture.
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If I had my life to live over, instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I’d have cherished ever moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.
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How come anything you buy will go on sale next week?
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Never have more children than you have car windows.
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It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.
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Cleanliness is not next to godliness. It isn’t even in the same neighborhood. No one has ever gotten a religious experience out of removing burned-on cheese from the grill of the toaster oven.
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I’ve exercised with women so thin that buzzards followed them to their cars.
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When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, ‘I used everything you gave me’.
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Grandparenthood is one of life’s rewards for surviving your own children.
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Did you ever notice that the first piece of luggage on the carousel never belongs to anyone?
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Once you see the drivers in Indonesia you understand why religion plays such a part in their lives.
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He who laughs lasts.
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When you’re lecturing teenagers and they begin to hum and leave the room, you can sense there is hostility.
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