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
Maturity is many things. It is the ability to base a judgment on the big picture, the long haul.
If you want to catch a trout, don't fish in a herring barrel
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.''
Asking a writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamp post how it feels about dogs
If you want to save face, keep the lower half shut
Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.
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.
Being interested is more important than being interesting.
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.
I was naive, but I certainly was not duplicitous.
Class is the sure-footedness that comes with having proved you can meet life.
Rose-colored glasses are never made in bifocals. Nobody wants to read the small print in dreams.
A happy marriage has the tranquility of a lovely sunset.