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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Netflix did it right and focused on all the things that have replaced the dumb, raw numbers of the Nielsen world - they embraced targeted marketing and 'brand' as a virtue higher than ratings.
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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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The value of a relationship is in direct proportion to the time that you invest in the relationship.
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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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Don't you drink? I notice you speak slightingly of the bottle. I have drunk since I was fifteen and few things have given me more pleasure.
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Today is a day of completion; I give thanks for this perfect day, miracle shall follow miracle and wonders shall never cease.
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That I was not dueling with the king, but trying to communicate with him, was itself an incommunicable fact.
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Judges have their own point of view, and we have to respect them for that. Rather than feeling bad, we respect our judges and their opinions.
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I am a product [...of] endless books. My father bought all the books he read and never got rid of any of them.... I had always the same certainty of finding a book that was new to me as a man who walks into a field has of finding a new blade of grass.
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Laughter rises out of tragedy when you need it the most, and rewards you for your courage.
