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.
ERMA BOMBECKVolunteers 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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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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Cats invented self-esteem.
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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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He who laughs lasts.
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Every puppy should have a boy.
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My kids always perceived the bathroom as a place where you wait it out until all the groceries are unloaded from the car.
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My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint.
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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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A grandparent is the only baby-sitter who doesn’t charge more after midnight – or anything before midnight.
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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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Time. It hangs heavy for the bored, eludes the busy, flies by the for young, and runs out for the aged.
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A grandmother pretends she doesn’t know who you are on Halloween.
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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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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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Laughter rises out of tragedy when you need it the most, and rewards you for your courage.
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