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Being interested is more important than being interesting.

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Ann Landers
Age: 83 †
Born: 1918
Born: July 4
Died: 2002
Died: June 22
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Sioux City
Iowa
Ann Landers
Esther Pauline Friedman
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No one has the right to destroy another person's belief by demanding empirical evidence.
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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.
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Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.
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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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Marriage is not a reform school.
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If you want to catch trout, don't fish in a herring barrel.
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At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At age 40, we don't care what they think of us. At age 60, we discover they haven't been thinking of us at all.
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The trouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought of yet.
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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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Remember, it takes two to make an argument. The one who is wrong is the one who will be doing most of the talking.
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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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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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Many peo­ple know the price of every­thing and the value of noth­ing
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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.
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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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No one can take advantage of you without your permission.
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You're all you've got.
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The best way to find something you have lost is to buy a replacement.
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Problems are inevitable. Misery is a choice.
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An open marriage is nature's way of telling you that you need a divorce.
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