Erma Bombeck Quotes

Youngsters of the age of two and three are endowed with extraordinary strength. They can lift a dog twice their own weight and dump him into the bathtub.

Erma Bombeck

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 21, 1927 - April 22, 1996

Topics

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A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that 'individuality' is the key to success.

Robert Orben

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You can never tell what ships are worth.

Stavros Niarchos

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I'm sort of East Coast, so I like the off-white and the navy blues and the low-key preppy kind of thing.

Stephanie Courtney

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I grew up in a city. My parents would think there was something wrong with America if they knew I was secretary of agriculture.

Tom Vilsack

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When I moved to New York City from Texas at 22, amateur hour was over. As a newly grown-up person, I vowed I would wear dresses and skirts, wool trousers occasionally, and heels always.

Mary H.K. Choi

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Permanent remorse about failing to do your human duty, in my opinion, can be worse than losing your life.

Miep Gies

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No one likes a show-off, but if parallel parking was an Olympic sport, I would get gold, no probs.

Miranda Hart

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There are almost no sports within which mortal accidents are not a reality.

Dietrich Mateschitz

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I always have two pairs of glasses: geeky black Warby Parker frames and Wayfarer Ray Bans. Those are key!

Christa Miller

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I felt like my career started late, and I think it was because of my height - and maybe some of my confidence issues.

Allison Janney

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In the animal kingdom, the rule is, eat or be eaten; in the human kingdom, define or be defined.

Thomas Szasz

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E-commerce is not an industry; e-commerce is a tactic.

Tobias Lutke

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