Ann Landers Quotes - Page 4

No person ever died by drowning in their own sweat.

The real question is why are millions of people so unhappy, so bored, so unfulfilled, that they are willing to drink, snort, inject or inhale any substance that might blot out reality and give them a bit of temporary relief.

A person doesn't know how much he has to be thankful for until he has to pay taxes on it.

Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life, and when it comes, hold your head high, look it quarely in the eye and say, 'I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.

Maturity is humility. It is being big enough to say, "I was wrong." And, when he/she is right, the mature person need not experience the satisfaction of saying, "I told you so."

Class never tries to build itself up by tearing others down. Class is already up and need not strive to look better by making others look worse.

Maturity is the art of living in peace with that which cannot be changed, the courage to change that which should be changed, no matter what it takes, and the wisdom to know the difference.

If you have a good name, if you are right more often than you are wrong, if your children respect you, if your grandchildren are glad to see you, if your friends can count on you and you can count on them in time of trouble, if you can face your God and say "I have done my best," then you are a success.

Strong role models and unconditional love can heal even the most emotionally impoverished person, and that goes for adults as well as youngsters.

Some things get better with age, but after a certain point, the mind isn't among them.

The minute more than two people know a secret, it is no longer a secret.

Class can 'walk with kings and keep its virtue and talk with crowds and keep the common touch.' Everyone is comfortable with the person who has class because that person is comfortable with himself.

Parents do not owe their progeny an inheritance no matter how much money they have. One of the surest ways to produce loafers and freeloaders is to let children know that their future is assured.

Grown-up people can wait.

Anyone who believes the competitive spirit in America is dead has never been in a supermarket when the cashier opens another check-out line.

All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love. Good battle is objective and honest - never vicious or cruel. Good battle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principles of equal partnership.

Friends with benefits? More than friends? Don't sample the goodies unless you're willing to risk addiction and withdrawal.

Life is rough for everyone....Life isn't always fair. Whatever it is that hits the fan, its never evenly distributed - some always tend to get more of it than others.

Nobody ever drowned in his own sweat.

Love is friendship that has caught fire . . .

Some men have no idea how to romance a woman. However, women who teach their husbands what they like will be well-rewarded.

Some people take pleasure in regaling one and all with details of their poor health. They are happy to give an organ recital to anyone who will listen.

I was naive, but I certainly was not duplicitous.

All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love.

What we steadily, consciously, habitually think we are, that we tend to become.