Doug Larson quotes
born February 10, 1926; American newspaper columnist
Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to
talk.
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Few things are more delightful than grandchildren fighting over your lap.
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The trouble with learning from experience is that you never graduate.
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Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.
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Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know
they were impossible.
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There's nothing like having grandchildren to restore your faith in heredity.
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Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it.
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Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties.
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An optimist thinks this is the best of all worlds. A pessimist fears the same may be true.
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Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.
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More marriages might survive if the partners realized that sometimes the better comes after
the worse.
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A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.
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The reason people blame things on previous generations is that there's only one other choice.
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A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success.
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Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as
bacon.
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To err is human; to admit it, superhuman.
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People are living longer than ever before, a phenomenon undoubtedly made necessary by the
30-year mortgage.
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The world is full of people looking for spectacular happiness while they snub contentment.
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Sometimes opportunity knocks, but most of the time it sneaks up and then quietly steals
away.
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If the English language made any sense, lackadaisical would have something to do with a
shortage of flowers.
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Establishing goals is all right if you don't let them deprive you of interesting detours.
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The only nice thing about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.
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A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in
rows.
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Utility is when you have one telephone, luxury is when you have two, opulence is when you
have three – and paradise is when you have none.
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A clean basement, garage and attic are signs of an empty life.
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A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.
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The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball.
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If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing
poles.
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Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days.
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The cat could very well be man's best friend but would never stoop to admitting it.
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The surprising thing about young fools is how many survive to become old fools.
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For disappearing acts, it's hard to beat what happens to the eight hours supposedly left after
eight of sleep and eight of work.
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Heredity is a splendid phenomenon that relieves us of responsibility for our shortcomings.
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If all the cars in the United States were placed end to end, it would probably be Labor Day
Weekend.
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The trouble with class reunions is that old flames have become even older.
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Real elation is when you feel you could touch a star without standing on tiptoe.
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A pun is the lowest form of humor, unless you thought of it yourself.
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Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the
consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog.
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