"Lie down and listen to the crabgrass grow." — Marya Mannes

"Lie down and listen to the crabgrass grow."

— Marya Mannes

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51 Quotes by Marya Mannes

Marya Mannes has 51 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

No man is a Christian who cheats his fellows, perverts the truth, or speaks of a "clean bomb" yet he…
To know the good is to react against the bad. Indifference is the mark of deprivation.
Until we know what motivates the hearts and minds of men we can understand nothing outside ourselves, nor will we…
Self-restraint may be alien to the human temperament, but humanity without restraint will dig its own grave.
The suppression of civil liberties is too many less a matter for horror than the curtailment of the freedom to…
It is not enough to show people how to live better; there is a mandate for any group with enormous…
The earth we abuse and the living things we kill will, in the end, take their revenge; for in exploiting…
Generosity with strings is not generosity: it is a deal.
It's never what you say, but how you make it sound sincere.
The process of maturing is an art to be learned, an effort to be sustained. By the age of fifty…
Nobody objects to a woman being a good writer or sculptor or geneticist if at the same time she manages…
If American men are obsessed with money, American women are obsessed with weight. The men talk of gain, the women…

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More Crabgrass Quotes

This quote is filed under Crabgrass Quotes, one of 8 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

Crabgrass can grow on bowling balls in airless rooms, and there is no known way to kill it that does… — Dave Barry
A properly functioning free market system does not spring spontaneously from society's soil as crabgrass springs from suburban lawns. Rather,… — George Will
Only a fool takes offense at the truth, Jessamine. They are awful, of that there is no question. But they… — Maryrose Wood
The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your… — P.J. O'Rourke
Inflation is the crabgrass in your savings. — Robert Orben
Lie down and listen to the crabgrass grow The faucet leak, and learn to leave them so. — Marya Mannes

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