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Marriage is not a reform school.

Ann Landers

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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
Reform
Marriage
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guilt is a pollutant and we don't need any more of it in the world.
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Don't give up. Keep going. there is always a chance that you stumble onto something terrific. I have never heard of anyone stumbling over anything while he was sitting down
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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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The best way to find something you have lost is to buy a replacement.
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Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and when it comes, hold your head high, look it squarely in the eye and say “I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.” Then repeat to yourself the most comforting of all words , “This too shall pass.”
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If at first you do succeed, try something harder.
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No person who can read is ever successful at cleaning out an attic.
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Maturity is the ability to harness your abilities and your energies and do more than is expected. The mature person refuses to settle for mediocrity. He/she would rather aim high and miss the mark than low-and make it.
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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.
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We need not fear life, because God is the Ruler of all and we need not fear death, because He shares immortality with us.
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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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Nobody says you must laugh, but a sense of humor can help you overlook the unattractive, tolerate the unpleasant, cope with the unexpected, and smile through the day.
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If you want your children to listen, try talking softly - to someone else.
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Pity the poor millionaire. He'll never know the thrill of paying that final installment.
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The adult who is constantly changing friends and changing mates is immature. He/she cannot stick it out because he/she has not grown up.
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In recent years, there have been reports of people with twisted minds putting razor blades and poison in taffy apples and Halloween candy. It is no longer safe to let your child eat treats that come from strangers.
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Keep skid chains on your tongue. Say less than you think. Cultivate a pleasant voice. How you say it is often more important than what you say.
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People of integrity expect to be believed. They also know time will prove them right and are willing to wait.
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A person doesn't know how much he has to be thankful for until he has to pay taxes on it.
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