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
Some people take pleasure in regaling one and all with details of their poor health. They are happy to give an organ recital to anyone who will listen.
Never let an opportunity pass to give a well-deserved compliment.
It is a mark of a superior mind to be able to disagree without being disagreeable.
trouble is not a sign of inadequacy, stupidity or inferiority, but rather an inescapable part of life - proof that you are a card-carrying member of the human race.
What we steadily, consciously, habitually think we are, that we tend to become.
The best way to find something you have lost is to buy a replacement.
In recent years, there have been reports of people with twisted minds putting razor blades and poison in taffy apples and Halloween candy. It is no longer safe to let your child eat treats that come from strangers.
Friends with benefits? More than friends? Don't sample the goodies unless you're willing to risk addiction and withdrawal.
No one can take advantage of you without your permission.
People have one year after the wedding to send a gift. Thank-you notes must be written immediately. If you don't receive an acknowledgment within three months, phone and ask if it was received. If the bride and groom are embarrassed, fine. They deserve to be.
Trouble is the common denominator of living. It is the great equalizer.
If at first you do succeed, try something harder.
Maturity is humility. It is being big enough to say, "I was wrong." And, when he/she is right, the mature person need not experience the satisfaction of saying, "I told you so."
There could be no honor in a sure success, but much might be wrested from a sure defeat.