Barbara Schapiro Famous Quotes



"Sometimes the laughter in mothering is the recognition of the ironies and absurdities. Sometime, though, it's just pure, unthinking delight."


Barbara Schapiro Quotations






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"There are many stages to a man's life. In the first stage, he is young and eager, like a beaver. In the second stage, he wants to build things, like dams, and maybe chew down some trees. In the third stage, he feels trapped, and then 'skinned.'' I'm not sure what the fourth stage is."
Jack Handey Deep Thoughts

Outer space is no place for a person of breeding.
Lady Violet Bonham Carter

"While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of it."
Samuel Johnson

"I wouldn't bet the farm on it, but I'd bet the main house. I wouldn't even bet the outhouse on Mondale."
Richard Milhous Nixon

The best way to realize the pleasure of feeling rich is to live in a smaller house than your means would entitle you to have.
Edward Clarke

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.
Charles De Gaulle

"Our dignity is not in what we do, but what we understand."
George Santayana

Never give advice unless asked.
German proverb

"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there."
Arthur Godfrey

"Original Poems for Infant Minds My MotherWho ran to help me when I fell,And would some pretty story tell,Or kiss the place to make it wellMy Mother."
Anon