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> [Besides, the only thing you can control in life is your wardrobe. Cars break down when you least expect it. Boats eat money and gas. Your house, your mate, your friends, your family, even your career, are beyond your control.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margo-kaufman/besides-the-only-thing-you-can-control-in-life-is-your-wardrobe-cars/)

[Margo Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margo-kaufman/)

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## More by Margo Kaufman

> [... blueprints are like pets and children -- difficult to appreciate or understand unless they're yours.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margo-kaufman/blueprints-are-like-pets-and-children-difficult-to-appreciate-or/)

[Margo Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margo-kaufman/)

> [It seems to be a rule of life that the less qualified you are to give counsel, the more counsel you give.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margo-kaufman/it-seems-to-be-a-rule-of-life-that-the-less-qualified-you-are-to-give/)

[Margo Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margo-kaufman/)

> [Besides, the only thing you can control in life is your wardrobe. Cars break down when you least expect it. Boats eat money and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margo-kaufman/besides-the-only-thing-you-can-control-in-life-is-your-wardrobe-cars/)

[Margo Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margo-kaufman/)

> [In my experience, Cupid's arrows rarely strike two people with the same definition of cleanliness. One partner usually feels like he or she is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margo-kaufman/in-my-experience-cupid-s-arrows-rarely-strike-two-people-with-the/)

[Margo Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margo-kaufman/)

> [Remodeling defies the principles of modern commerce. You shell out great sums of money to people over whom you have no authority or power,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margo-kaufman/remodeling-defies-the-principles-of-modern-commerce-you-shell-out/)

[Margo Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margo-kaufman/)

> [But a hobby, like a habit, makes you forget about important things in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margo-kaufman/but-a-hobby-like-a-habit-makes-you-forget-about-important-things-in/)

[Margo Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margo-kaufman/)

> [House guests (I don't care who they are, how much I like them, or how long it's been since I last saw them) are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margo-kaufman/house-guests-i-don-t-care-who-they-are-how-much-i-like-them-or-how/)

[Margo Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margo-kaufman/)

> [Probably is not a word I like to hear when I'm talking about our chances of recouping a huge investment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margo-kaufman/probably-is-not-a-word-i-like-to-hear-when-i-m-talking-about-our/)

[Margo Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margo-kaufman/)

> [I would be willing to bet that if one day a woman walked barefoot to the moon and back and a man cleaned out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margo-kaufman/i-would-be-willing-to-bet-that-if-one-day-a-woman-walked-barefoot-to/)

[Margo Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margo-kaufman/)

> [A book collection is a cross between a Rorschach test and This Is Y our Life. It marks your life clearly like rings on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margo-kaufman/a-book-collection-is-a-cross-between-a-rorschach-test-and-this-is-y/)

[Margo Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margo-kaufman/)

> [“I once complained to my father that I didn’t seem to be able to do things the same way other people did. Dad’s advice?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margo-kaufman/i-once-complained-to-my-father-that-i-didn-t-seem-to-be-able-to-do/)

[Margo Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margo-kaufman/)

> [Remodeling is like pulling a loose thread on a cheap sweater - the job keeps unraveling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margo-kaufman/remodeling-is-like-pulling-a-loose-thread-on-a-cheap-sweater-the-job/)

[Margo Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margo-kaufman/)

> [One person's mess is merely another person's filing system.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margo-kaufman/one-person-s-mess-is-merely-another-person-s-filing-system/)

[Margo Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margo-kaufman/)

> [Remarriage is an excellent test of just how amicable your divorce was.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margo-kaufman/remarriage-is-an-excellent-test-of-just-how-amicable-your-divorce-was/)

[Margo Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margo-kaufman/)

> [I think bad taste should be a felony.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margo-kaufman/i-think-bad-taste-should-be-a-felony/)

[Margo Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margo-kaufman/)

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