Cats invented self-esteem.
ERMA BOMBECKAll of us have moments in our lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them.
More Erma Bombeck Quotes
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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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The grass is always greener over the septic tank.
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It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.
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Cleaning the house while the children are home is like shoveling while it’s still snowing.
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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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One never realizes how different a husband and wife can be until they begin to pack for a trip.
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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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There’s nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child.
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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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If a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead.
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Encourage independence in your children by regularly losing them in the supermarket.
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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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When humor goes, there goes civilization.
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He who laughs lasts.
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Like religion, politics, and family planning, cereal is not a topic to be brought up in public. It’s too controversial.
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