Quotes by Ann Landers

Television has proved that people will look at anything rather than each other.

Nobody ever drowned in his own sweat.

There could be no honor in a sure success, but much might be wrested from a sure defeat.

Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses.

All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love. Good battle is objective and honest - never vicious or cruel. Good battle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principles of equal partnership.

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

Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself, the most comforting words of all; this, too, shall pass.

If you have love in your life, it can make up for a great many things that are missing. If you dont have love in your life, no matter what else there is, its not enough.

People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim.

Sensual pleasures have the fleeting brilliance of a comet a happy marriage has the tranquillity of a lovely sunset.

Maturity: Be able to stick with a job until it is finished. Be able to bear an injustice without having to get even. Be able to carry money without spending it. Do your duty without being supervised.

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

“The naked truth is always better than the best-dressed lie.”