Pauline Phillips Quotes

United States, Columnist
July 4, 1918 – January, 16, 2013.

Pauline Esther "Popo" Phillips (née Friedman; July 4, 1918 – January 16, 2013), also known as Abigail Van Buren, was an American advice columnist and radio show host who began the Dear Abby column in 1956. During her decades writing the column, it became the most widely syndicated newspaper column in the world, syndicated in 1,400 newspapers with 110 million readers.

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Loneliness is the ultimate poverty.

Pauline Phillips
- Poverty
It is a sad commentary of our times when our young must seek advice and counsel from 'Dear Abby' instead of going to Mom and Dad.

Pauline Phillips
- Dad
- Mom
- Advice

A church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.

Pauline Phillips
- Church
If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.

Pauline Phillips
- Children
- Responsibility
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
- People
- World
People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes.

Pauline Phillips
- People
- Up
- Fire
The less you talk, the more you're listened to.

Pauline Phillips
It is true that I was born in Iowa, but I can't speak for my twin sister.

Pauline Phillips
- True
- Sister
- Twin

True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance.

Pauline Phillips
- True
- Learning
- Ignorance
Religion, like water, may be free, but when they pipe it to you, you've got to help pay for piping. And the Piper!

Pauline Phillips
- May
- Help
- Free
If you want a place in the sun, you've got to put up with a few blisters.

Pauline Phillips
- Up
- Sun
Never give a golfer an ultimatum unless you're prepared to lose.

Pauline Phillips
If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires.

Pauline Phillips