Laughter rises out of tragedy when you need it the most, and rewards you for your courage.
ERMA BOMBECKWhen you look like your passport photo, it’s time to go home.
More Erma Bombeck Quotes
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Grandparenthood is one of life’s rewards for surviving your own children.
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The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to one.
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Good kids are like sunsets. We take them for granted. Every evening they disappear. Most parents never imagine how hard they try to please us, and how miserable they feel when they think they have failed.
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Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.
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Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving.
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When you look like your passport photo, it’s time to go home.
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Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the ‘Titanic’ who waved off the dessert cart.
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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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Housework can kill you if done right.
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Don’t confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other.
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Cleaning the house while the children are home is like shoveling while it’s still snowing.
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Onion rings in the car cushions do not improve with time.
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For years, my husband and I have advocated separate vacations. But the kids keep finding us.
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Cats invented self-esteem.
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Maybe age is kinder to us than we think. With my bad eyes, I can’t see how bad I look, and with my rotten memory, I have a good excuse for getting out of a lot of stuff.
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