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
Mignon McLaughlin quotes about
worship undoing
Whatever we worship, short of God, is sure to be our undoing.
hate shopping two
Women usually love what they buy, yet hate two-thirds of what is in their closets.
firsts hotel rate
A first-rate marriage is like a first-rate hotel: expensive, but worth it.
motivational women procrastination
There are so many things that we wish we had done yesterday, so few that we feel like doing today.
hate winning fine
I'm afraid to win, and afraid to lose; I hate a draw and can't stop competing; otherwise I'm fine.
hate golden neighbor
The neurotic usually obeys his own Golden Rule: Hate thy neighbor as thyself.
indecisive difficult neurotic
No good neurotic finds it difficult to be both opinionated and indecisive.
loneliness insomnia reality
Loneliness, insomnia, and change: the fear of these is even worse than the reality.
time pain health
If the pain wanders, do not waste your time with doctors.
happy pieces what-is-happiness
We are seldom happy with what we now have, but would go to pieces if we lost any part of it.
fairy exciting tooth-fairy
Money is much more exciting than anything it buys.
attitude love-life positive-attitude
Surrounded by people who love life, you love it too; surrounded by people who don't, you don't.
differences helping our-lives
Every day of our lives we are on the verge of making those slight changes that would make all the difference.
husband women wife
A husband only worries about a particular Other Man; a wife distrusts her whole species.