Mignon McLaughlin
Mignon McLaughlin
Mignon McLaughlinwas an American journalist and author. In the 1950s, she began publishing aphorisms that were later collected in three books, entitled, The Neurotic’s Notebook, The Second Neurotic’s Notebook and The Complete Neurotic’s Notebook. She is known for a number of quotes, among them:...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth6 June 1913
CountryUnited States of America
opportunity boredom matter
Grasp your opportunities, no matter how poor your health; nothing is worse for your health than boredom.
atheist believe doubt
There's something in every atheist, itching to believe, and something in every believer, itching to doubt.
positive-thinking positive-attitude likeable
Anywhere you go liking everyone, everyone will be likeable.
life laughter twilight
A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles.
fun children real
Only where children gather is there any real chance of fun.
yesterday three tomorrow
If an article is attractive, or useful, or inexpensive, they'll stop making it tomorrow; if it's all three, they stopped making it yesterday.
funny-love twenties puppy
Mumps, measles, and puppy love are terrible after twenty.
loneliness insomnia reality
Loneliness, insomnia, and change: the fear of these is even worse than the reality.
hate eye worry
Love looks forward, hate looks back, anxiety has eyes all over its head.
drinking alcohol desire
The chief reason for drinking is the desire to behave in a certain way, and to be able to blame it on alcohol.
business communication silence
No one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while you'll see why.
land flying promise
Whenever we safely land in a plane, we promise God a little something.
play groups novel
Few novels or plays could exist without at least one troublemaker in the group, and perhaps life couldn't either.
freedom anger honor
Society honors its living conformists and its dead troublemakers.