Abigail Van Buren Quotes


"True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance."
- Abigail Van Buren
(Related: Ignorance, Learning)

"The less you talk, the more you're listened to."
- Abigail Van Buren
(Related: Talk)

"People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes."
- Abigail Van Buren
(Related: People, End, Fight, Fire)

"Never give a golfer an ultimatum unless you're prepared to lose."
- Abigail Van Buren
"Loneliness is the ultimate poverty."
- Abigail Van Buren
(Related: Loneliness, Poverty)

"It is a sad commentary of our times when our young must seek advice and counsel from "Dear Abby" instead of going to Mom and Dad."
- Abigail Van Buren
(Related: Dad, Mom, Advice)

"If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders."
- Abigail Van Buren
(Related: Children, Feet, Responsibility, Want)

"If you want a place in the sun, you've got to put up with a few blisters."
- Abigail Van Buren
(Related: Sun, Want)

"If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires."
- Abigail Van Buren
"A church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints."
- Abigail Van Buren
(Related: Church, Saints)

"It is true that I was born in Iowa, but I can't speak for my twin sister."
- Abigail Van Buren
(Related: Sister)

"There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who walk into a room and say, "There you are" and those who say, "Here I am""
- Abigail Van Buren
(Related: People, World)