Ann Landers
Ann Landers
Ann Landers was a pen name created by Chicago Sun-Times advice columnist Ruth Crowley in 1943 and taken over by Esther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer in 1955. For 56 years, the Ask Ann Landers syndicated advice column was a regular feature in many newspapers across North America. Due to this popularity, "Ann Landers," though fictional, became something of a national institution and cultural icon...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth4 July 1918
CitySioux City, IA
CountryUnited States of America
Find comfort in the knowledge that no imitator ever comes off as well as the original.
A man spends the first half of his life learning habits that shorten the other half.
The real question is why are millions of people so unhappy, so bored, so unfulfilled, that they are willing to drink, snort, inject or inhale any substance that might blot out reality and give them a bit of temporary relief.
One trouble with trouble is that it usually starts out like fun.
Class never tries to build itself up by tearing others down. Class is already up and need not strive to look better by making others look worse.
A husband is a man who wishes he had as much fun when he goes on business trips as his wife thinks he does.
If you want to catch trout, don't fish in a herring barrel.
An open marriage is nature's way of telling you that you need a divorce.
The minute more than two people know a secret, it is no longer a secret.
One of the best ways to measure people is how they behave when something free is offered.
If criticism is needed, do it tactfully. Don't use a sledgehammer when a fly swatter will do the job.
Don't indulge in gossip. ... People who throw mudballs always manage to end up getting a little on themselves.
Women's magazines continue to print 'helpful' articles on How to Hang on to Your Husband while thousands of wives write to me and complain that 'hanging is too good for 'em.
Most of us would be willing to pay as we go if we could just finish paying for where we've been.