Laughter rises out of tragedy when you need it the most, and rewards you for your courage.
ERMA BOMBECKI just clipped 2 articles from a current magazine. One is a diet guaranteed to drop 5 pounds off my body in a weekend. The other is a recipe for a 6 minute pecan pie.
More Erma Bombeck Quotes
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A grandmother pretends she doesn’t know who you are on Halloween.
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I 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.
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Children make your life important.
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I’ve exercised with women so thin that buzzards followed them to their cars.
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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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Cats invented self-esteem.
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How come anything you buy will go on sale next week?
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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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There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt.
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If a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead.
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All of us have moments in our lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them.
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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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One never realizes how different a husband and wife can be until they begin to pack for a trip.
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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 is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.
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