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Make somebody happy today, and mind your own business

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Ann Landers
Age: 83 †
Born: 1918
Born: July 4
Died: 2002
Died: June 22
Columnist
Journalist
Writer
Sioux City
Iowa
Ann Landers
Esther Pauline Friedman
Somebody
Happy
Business
Today
Mind
Make

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Women who are devoted to causes, such as overpopulation and the underprivileged [sic], are much less interested in fashion than, let's say, those who lunch at La Grenouille and Le Cirque.
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Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.
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It is a mark of a superior mind to be able to disagree without being disagreeable.
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The poor wish to be rich, the rich wish to be happy, the single wish to be married, and the married wish to be dead.
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It means being able to resist the urge for immediate gratification and opt for the course of action that will pay off later.
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Sensual pleasures have the fleeting brilliance of a comet a happy marriage has the tranquillity of a lovely sunset.
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Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.
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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.
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If at first you do succeed, try something harder.
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Let this coming year be better than all the others. Vow to do some of the things you've always wanted to do but couldn't find the time.
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One of the best ways to measure people is how they behave when something free is offered.
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No one has the right to destroy another person's belief by demanding empirical evidence.
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I made up my mind when I was 15 years old that I would never smoke or drink. I have kept that pledge to myself, and it was one of the smartest decisions I ever made.
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When life's problems seem overwhelming, look around and see what other people are coping with. You may consider yourself fortunate.
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All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love.
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Maturity is the ability to make a decision and stand by it. Immature people spend their lives exploring endless possibilities and then doing nothing. Action requires courage. Without courage, little is accomplished.
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People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim.
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Women's magazines continue to print 'helpful' articles on How to Hang on to Your Husband while thousands of wives write to me and complain that 'hanging is too good for 'em.
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Strong role models and unconditional love can heal even the most emotionally impoverished person, and that goes for adults as well as youngsters.
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