Then, there’s the modern mother-in-law. In her mid 40s, she is the compact car of her breed: efficient, trim, attractive and in harmony with her times. She’s pretty stiff competition for the plain young matron who’s overweight and under-financed. If there is going to be friction in this relationship, it could start from envy and resentment in the younger woman. But Father Time is on her side, even if Mother Nature played her a dirty trick
—Pauline Phillips (Abigail van Buren)
Topics: Harmony
If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
—Pauline Phillips (Abigail van Buren)
Topics: Parents, Responsibility, Children
True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.
—Pauline Phillips (Abigail van Buren)
Topics: Learning
Women who miscalculate are called mothers.
—Pauline Phillips (Abigail van Buren)
Topics: Mothers
If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we’d all be millionaires.
—Pauline Phillips (Abigail van Buren)
Topics: Experience
It is almost impossible to throw dirt on someone without getting a little on yourself.
—Pauline Phillips (Abigail van Buren)
Loneliness is the ultimate poverty
—Pauline Phillips (Abigail van Buren)
Topics: Loneliness
People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes.
—Pauline Phillips (Abigail van Buren)
Topics: Fight, Fighting
The best index to a person’s character is (a) how he treats people who can’t do him any good, and (b) how he treats people who can’t fight back.
—Pauline Phillips (Abigail van Buren)
Topics: Character
Never give a golfer an ultimatum unless you’re prepared to lose
—Pauline Phillips (Abigail van Buren)
Topics: Golf
If you want a place in the sun, you’ve got to put up with a few blisters.
—Pauline Phillips (Abigail van Buren)
Topics: Realistic Expectations, Acceptance
The less you talk, the more you’re listened to.
—Pauline Phillips (Abigail van Buren)
Topics: Listening
There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who walk into a room and say, “There you are” and those who say, “Here I am.”
—Pauline Phillips (Abigail van Buren)
Topics: People
In Biblical times, a man could have as many wives as he could afford. Just like today.
—Pauline Phillips (Abigail van Buren)
Topics: Family
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- George Will American Columnist
- Marilyn vos Savant American Columnist
- Connie Zweig American Minister
- Burton Hillis (William E. Vaughan) American Columnist
- John Mason Brown American Drama Critic
- Franklin P. Adams American Columnist
- Dorothy Dix American Journalist
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