Quotes by Ann Landers

Ann Landers

Ann Landers

American columnist

Lived from: 1918 - 2002

Born: 4 july 1918 Died: 22 june 2002

  • The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
  • People who care about each other enjoy doing things for one another. They don't consider it servitude.
  • Nobody ever drowned in his own sweat.
  • If you have love in your life, it can make up for a great many things that are missing. If you don't have love in your life, no matter what else there is, it's not enough.
  • Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.
  • One out of four people in this country is mentally unbalanced. Think of your three closes friends; if they seem OK, then you're the one.
  • People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim.
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  • 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. It's the sure footedness that comes with having proved you can meet life.
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  • 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 principle of equal partnership.
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  • At every party there are two kinds of people - those who want to go home and those who don't. The trouble is, they are usually married to each other.
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  • Class is the sure-footedness that comes with having proved you can meet life.
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  • Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.
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  • Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself, the most comforting words of all; this, too, shall pass.
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  • I advise keeping four feet on the floor and all hands on deck.
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  • I don't believe that you have to be a cow to know what milk is.
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  • If I were asked to give what I consider the single most useful bit of advice for all humanity it would be this: Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and when it comes, hold you head high, look it squarely in the eye and say, ''I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.''
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  • If you have love in your life, it can make up for a great many things that are missing. If you don't have love in your life, no matter what else there is, it's not enough.
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  • If you marry a man who cheats on his wife, you'll be married to a man who cheats on his wife.
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  • Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.
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  • Know when to tune out, if you listen to too much advice you may wind up making other peoples mistakes.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • No one has the right to destroy another person's belief by demanding empirical evidence.
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  • Nobody ever drowned in his own sweat.
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  • Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead, that is where your future lies.
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  • One out of four people in this country is mentally unbalanced. Think of your three closes friends; if they seem OK, then you're the one.
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  • Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.
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What are the most famous quotes from Ann Landers?

The two most famous quotes from Ann Landers are:

  • "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. It's the sure footedness that comes with having proved you can meet life."
  • "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 principle of equal partnership."

When did Ann Landers live?

Ann Landers was born in 1918 and died in the year 2002.