Differences Quote by Erma Bombeck

“Know the difference between success and fame. Success is Mother Teresa. Fame is Madonna.”

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Cats invented self-esteem.

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To my way of thinking, the American family started to decline when parents began to communicate with their children.

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The woman who says, 'My kids are all speaking to one another and they love us' is a psychopathic liar.

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The term 'working mother' is redundant.

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To say, "Well, I write when I really get into it" is a bunch of bull. Put the paper in the typewriter, stare at…

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I used everything you gave me.

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Just think of all those women on the Titanic who said, 'No thank you' to desert that night. And for what?!

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The mole rat is the only rodent born without a fur coat. With a good lawyer, someone would pay for that little oversight.

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God created man, but I could do better.

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If the nest is truly empty, who owns all this junk?

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Housework, if it is done properly, can cause brain damage.

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Making coffee has become the great compromise of the decade. It's the only thing "real" men do that doesn't seem to threaten their masculinity.…

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But I already saw no great difference between the psyche and spirituality. To amass knowledge without becoming wise is not my idea of progress…

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Shortly after I turned 50, both Ted Turner and the AARP came into my life. The only difference? With AARP, there were benefits.

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There are those who open their hearts to others...who never think twice about giving of themselves. They are the wonderful warmhearted people who make…

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