Children have an uncanny way of living up - or down - to what is expected of them. Ann Landers More Quotes by Ann Landers More Quotes From Ann Landers 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. Ann Landers forgivenesslovefriendship At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At age 40, we don't care what they think of us. At age 60, we discover they haven't been thinking of us at all. Ann Landers upliftingretirementfunny In the end, it's not what you do for your children but what you've taught them to do for themselves. Ann Landers wise-parentsinspirationalchildren Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them. Ann Landers successmotivationalinspirational Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good. Ann Landers motivationalinspirationalrelationship Let this coming year be better than all the others. Vow to do some of the things you have always wanted to do but could not find the time. Call up a forgotten friend. Drop an old grudge, and replace it with some pleasant memories. Vow not to make a promise you do not think you can keep. Walk tall, and smile more. You will look 10 years younger. Do not be afraid to say, I love you. Say it again. They are the sweetest words in the world. Ann Landers new-yearlove-youmemories Hanging onto resentment is letting someone you despise live rent-free in your head. Ann Landers moving-onforgivenessletting-go Imagine you had a bank that each morning credited your account with $1,440 - with one condition: whatever part of the $1,440 you failed to use during the day would be erased from your account, and no balance would be carried over. What would you do? You'd draw out every cent every day and use it to your best advantage. Well, you do have such a bank, and its name is time. Every morning, this bank credits you with 1,440 minutes. And it writes off as forever lost whatever portion you have failed to invest to good purpose. Ann Landers nameswritingmorning Warmth, kindness, and friendship are the most yearned for commodities in the world. The person who can provide them will never be lonely. Ann Landers thoughtfullonelykindness Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and when it comes, hold your head high, look it squarely in the eye and say “I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.” Then repeat to yourself the most comforting of all words , “This too shall pass.” Ann Landers motivationalinspirationallife 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. Ann Landers strengthletting-goinspirational If you want your children to listen, try talking softly - to someone else. Ann Landers wittyfunnychildren What the majority of American children needs is to stop being pampered, stop being indulged, stop being chauffeured, stop being catered to. In the final analysis, it is not what you do for you children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings. Ann Landers majoritysuccessfulchildren Many people know the price of everything and the value of nothing Ann Landers valuesknows The real trick is to stay alive as long as you live. Ann Landers reallifelong Remember, it takes two to make an argument. The one who is wrong is the one who will be doing most of the talking. Ann Landers remembertalkingtwo A cigarette is a roll of paper, tobacco, and drugs, with a small fire on one end and a large fool at the other. Some of its chief benefits are cancer of the lips and stomach, softening of the brain, funeral procesions, and families shrouded in gloom and grief. Although a great many people know this, they still smoke in order to appear sophisticated. Ann Landers cancergrieffire Maturity is the ability to control anger and settle differences without violence or destruction. The mature person can face unpleasantness, frustration, discomfort and defeat without collapsing or complaining. He/she knows he cannot have everything his/her own way every time. He/she is able to defer to circumstances, to other people-and to time. He/she knows when to compromise and is not too proud to do so. Ann Landers mature-personfrustrationmaturity When a person begins to yell during an argument, it is a tip-off that he is unsure of himself. Ann Landers argumentpersonsfun No one can take advantage of you without your permission. Ann Landers advantagewomenpermission
