Ann Landers
Ann Landers
Ann Landers was a pen name created by Chicago Sun-Times advice columnist Ruth Crowley in 1943 and taken over by Esther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer in 1955. For 56 years, the Ask Ann Landers syndicated advice column was a regular feature in many newspapers across North America. Due to this popularity, "Ann Landers," though fictional, became something of a national institution and cultural icon...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth4 July 1918
CitySioux City, IA
CountryUnited States of America
Being interested is more important than being interesting.
In the end, it's not what you do for your children but what you've taught them to do for themselves.
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.
Remember, it takes two to make an argument. The one who is wrong is the one who will be doing most of the talking.
All marriages are happy, it's living together afterward that's tough.
People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim.
People, like water, seek their own level.
Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead; that is where your future lies. Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them. People who care about each other enjoy doing things for one another. There are really only three types of people: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who say, What happened?
I was naive, but I certainly was not duplicitous.
The trouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought of yet.
Class is the sure-footedness that comes with having proved you can meet life.
Class is considerate of others. It knows that good manners is nothing more than a series of petty sacrifices.
Warmth, kindness, and friendship are the most yearned for commodities in the world. The person who can provide them will never be lonely.
Rose-colored glasses are never made in bifocals. Nobody wants to read the small print in dreams.