"There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt."
-Erma Bombeck
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"Sometimes I can't figure designers out. It's as if they flunked human anatomy."
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"When humor goes, there goes civilization."
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"Dreams have only one owner at a time. That's why dreamers are lonely."
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"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'."
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"A friend doesn't go on a diet because you are fat."
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"Don't try to make children grow up to be like you, or they may do it."
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"What feeling is so nice as a child's hand in yours? So small, so soft and warm, like a kitten huddling in the shelter of your clasp."
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"Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. They seem not to notice us, hovering, averting our eyes, and they seldom offer thanks, but what we do for them is never wasted."
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"Screaming at children over their grades, especially to the point of the child's tears, is child abuse, pure and simple. It's not funny and it's not good parenting. It is a crushing, scarring, disastrous experience for the child. It isn't the least bit funny."
-Ben Stein
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"Most children threaten at times to run away from home. This is the only thing that keeps some parents going."
-Phyllis Diller
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