Pregnancy is the only time in a woman’s life she can help God work a miracle.
ERMA BOMBECKI 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.
More Erma Bombeck Quotes
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When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they’re finished, I climb out.
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A grandmother pretends she doesn’t know who you are on Halloween.
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No one ever died from sleeping in an unmade bed.
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My theory on housework is, if the item doesn’t multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares. Why should you?
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There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt.
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The grass is always greener over the septic tank.
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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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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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A grandparent is the only baby-sitter who doesn’t charge more after midnight – or anything before midnight.
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Cleaning the house while the children are home is like shoveling while it’s still snowing.
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Friends are “annuals” that need seasonal nurturing to bear blossoms. Family is a “perennial” that comes up year after year, enduring the droughts of absence and neglect. There’s a place in the garden for both of them.
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Don’t confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other.
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Did you ever notice that the first piece of luggage on the carousel never belongs to anyone?
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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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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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