Quotes by Ann Landers

Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.

Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life, and when it comes, hold your head high, look it quarely in the eye and say, I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.

There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who walk into a room and say ‘Here I am’ and those who walk into a room and say, ‘There you are.

I have leveled with the girls - from Anchorage to Amarillo.I tell them that all marriages are happyIts the living together afterward thats tough.I tell them that a good marriage is not a gift,Its an achievement.that marriage is not for kids It takes guts and maturity.It separates the men from the boys and the women from the girls.I tell them that marriage is tested dily by the ability to compromise.Its survival can depend on being smart enough to know whats worth fighting about.Or making an issue of or even mentioning.Marriage is giving - and more important, its forgiving.And it is almost always the wife who must do these things.Then, as if that were not enough, she must be willing to forget what she forgave.Often that is the hardest part.Oh, I have leveled all right.If they dont get my message, Buster,Its because they dont want to get it.Rose-colored glasses are never made in bifocalsBecause nobody wants to red the small print in dreams.

Friends with benefits? More than friends? Dont sample the goodies unless youre willing to risk addiction and withdrawal.

When lifes problems seem overwhelming, look around and see what other people are coping with. You may consider yourself fortunate.

Dont accept your dogs admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.

Dont accept your dogs admiration as conslusive evidence that your are wonderful.

Class never runs scared.It is sure-footed and confident.It can handle anything that comes along.Class has a sense of humor.It knows a good laugh is the best lubricant for oiling the machinery of human relations.Class never makes excuses.It takes its lumps and learns from past mistakes.Class knows that good manners are nothing more than a series of small, inconsequential sacrifices.Class bespeaks an aristocracy that has nothing to do with ancestors or money.Some wealthy “blue bloods” have no class, while individuals who are struggling to make ends meet are loaded with it.Class is real.It can’t be faked.Class never tried to build itself by tearing others down.Class is already up and need not strive to look better by making others look worse.Class can “walk with kings and keep it’s virtue and talk with crowds and keep the common touch.” Everyone is comfortable with the person who has class because that person is comfortable with himself.If you have class, you’ve got it made.If you don’t have class, no matter what else you have, it doesn’t make any difference.

Trouble is the common denominator of living. It is the great equalizer.

When lifes problems seem overwhelming look around and see what other people are coping with. You may consider yourself fortunate.

If you have a good name if you are right more often than you are wrong if your children respect you if your grandchildren are glad to see you if your friends can count on you and you can count on them in time of trouble if you can face your God and say I have done my best then you are a success.

One out of four people in this country is mentally imbalanced. Think of your three closest friends and if they seem okay then youre the one.

You need that guy like a giraffe needs a strep throat.

Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work so most people dont recognize them.

Know thyself. Dont accept your dogs admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.

Hate is like acid. It can damage the vessel in which it is stored as well as destroy the object on which it is poured.

Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead that is where your future lies.

Class is an aura of confidence that is being sure without being cocky. Class has nothing to do with money. Class never runs scared. It is self-discipline and self-knowledge. Its the sure-footedness that comes with having proved you can meet life.

If you have a good name if you are right more often than you are wrong if your children respect you if your grandchildren are glad to see you if your friends can count on you and you can count on them in time of trouble if you can face your God and say I have done my best then you are a success.