Inspirational Quotations

Inspirational Quotes by Doug Larson (American Columnist)

Doug Larson was a columnist and editor for the Door County Advocate and wrote a daily column, “Doug’s Dugout,” for the Green Bay Press-Gazette, both Wisconsin-based newspapers. The column was originally syndicated through United Media under the title “Senator Soaper Says”; Larson took over authorship in 1980. Previously, it had been written by Bill Vaughn of the Kansas City Star. Larson was born in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.

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Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.
Doug Larson
Topics: Health, Eating

To err is human; to admit it, superhuman.
Doug Larson
Topics: Mistakes

A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows
Doug Larson
Topics: Gardening

If all the cars in the United States were placed end to end, it would probably be Labor Day Weekend.
Doug Larson
Topics: Driving

The reason people blame things on the previous generations is that there’s only one other choice.
Doug Larson
Topics: Responsibility

Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it.
Doug Larson
Topics: Wisdom

The trouble with learning from experience is that you never graduate.
Doug Larson
Topics: Graduation

Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.
Doug Larson
Topics: Seasons, Spring

Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties.
Doug Larson
Topics: Work, Challenges, Accomplishment

The only nice thing about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.
Doug Larson
Topics: Perfection, Perfectionism

The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball.
Doug Larson
Topics: Aging, Age

The world is full of people looking for spectacular happiness while they snub contentment.
Doug Larson
Topics: Appreciation, Gratitude, Happiness, Blessings, Contentment

If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles.
Doug Larson
Topics: Stress, Worth

A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.
Doug Larson
Topics: Integrity

Few things are more delightful than grandchildren fighting over your lap.
Doug Larson

A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your successes.
Doug Larson
Topics: Friend, Fail, Friends and Friendship, Friendship, Failure, Success

Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days.
Doug Larson

Real elation is when you feel you could touch a star without standing on tiptoe.
Doug Larson
Topics: Happiness

Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you’d preferred to talk.
Doug Larson
Topics: Listening, Wisdom

For disappearing acts, it’s hard to beat what happens to the eight hours supposedly left after eight of sleep and eight of work.
Doug Larson
Topics: Adversity, Time, Time Management

Nostalgia: A device that removes the ruts and potholes from memory lane.
Doug Larson
Topics: The Past

Utility is when you have one telephone, luxury is when you have two, opulence is when you have three—and paradise is when you have none.
Doug Larson
Topics: Paradise, Luxury

Autumn is a season followed immediately by looking forward to spring.
Doug Larson
Topics: Autumn

Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.
Doug Larson

Establishing goals is all right if you don’t let them deprive you of interesting detours.
Doug Larson
Topics: Goal, Goals

More marriages might survive if the partners realized that sometimes the better comes after the worse.
Doug Larson
Topics: Marriage

Some of the world’s greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.
Doug Larson
Topics: Achieving, Goals, Accomplishment, People, Attitude, Possibilities

People are living longer than ever before, a phenomenon undoubtedly made necessary by the 30-year mortgage.
Doug Larson
Topics: Money

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