Erma Bombeck Quotes
Laughter rises out of tragedy when you need it the most, and rewards you for your courage.
Quotes to Explore
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I'd like to one day be featured on a list of inspirational people who have made a difference in the world, whether it be helping underprivileged people or putting an end to the poaching of wildlife in Africa.
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The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty.
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Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed.
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Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.
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Anyone in the humor business isn't thinking clearly if he doesn't surround himself with idea people. Otherwise, you settle for mediocrity - or you burn yourself out.
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Every man's life is a fairy tale written by God's fingers.
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The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.
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We convince by our presence.
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Conservative humor is frankly harder than liberal humor. You get points for just being liberal. You can get more points if you make fun of your own side sometimes.
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If you're bored with life - you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals.
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Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.
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With greater confidence in yourself and your abilities, you will set bigger goals, make bigger plans and commit yourself to achieving objectives that today you only dream about.
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The person I like most is the one who points out my defects
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Commit yourself to lifelong learning. The most valuable asset you'll ever have is your mind and what you put into it.
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Luck? I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else: Hard work - and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't.
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The more you mature, you realize that this imperfections make your more beautiful.
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When anybody laughs, he has no mind, no thought, no problem, no suffering.
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Be not afraid of being called un-fashionable.
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Women and people of color and young people especially are about to have this amazing opportunity to shift the political conversation in this country for the good of all of us, toward more progressive policies, and it's a really amazing and important time to be part of that.
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Everything that matters to we can work out as expected, in the event that we have the strength to seek after them.
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Well, my comfort is, I am sure Jane will die of a broken heart, and then he will be sorry for what he has done.
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When Sir Joshua Reynolds died All Nature was degraded; The King dropped a tear in the Queen's ear, And all his pictures faded.
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Laughter rises out of tragedy when you need it the most, and rewards you for your courage.
