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.
ERMA BOMBECKEvery puppy should have a boy.
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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It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.
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Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect this nation’s compassion, unselfish caring, patience, and just plain love for one another.
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Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the ‘Titanic’ who waved off the dessert cart.
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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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Grandparenthood is one of life’s rewards for surviving your own children.
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The grass is always greener over the septic tank.
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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.
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Cats invented self-esteem.
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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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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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Cleaning the house while the children are home is like shoveling while it’s still snowing.
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There’s something wrong with a mother who washes out a measuring cup with soap and water after she’s only measured water in it.
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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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People usually survive their illnesses, but the paper work eventually does them in. Filing a claim for insurance is terminal.
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