Laura Schlessinger
Laura Schlessinger
Laura Catherine Schlessingeris an American talk radio host, socially conservative commentator and author. Her radio program consists mainly of her responses to callers' requests for personal advice and has occasionally featured her short monologues on social and political topics. Her website says that her show "preaches, teaches, and nags about morals, values and ethics"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRadio Host
Date of Birth16 January 1947
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I'm quite amused by the attempt to excuse not trying harder, by claiming that perfect is not possible; it may not be, but striving toward it as an ideal is! It is in the act of 'striving' that we demonstrate character, courage, and conscience.
It takes courage to have a conscience when you seem to see others getting something tangible out of not bothering to struggle with the morality of a situation. It gets frustrating and demoralizing. This is precisely where character comes in. All throughout history special people have felt compelled to do what they objectively saw as right and good - even in the face of humiliation or rejection or expulsion or torture or death. That is because they believed that certain ideas were more important than individual well-being.
We, as human beings, should wish to be loved and embraced for our character, respected and relied on for our courage, and trusted for our conscience.
It is attitude, infinitely more than circumstance, that determines the quality of life. Life is often quite tough, challenging us to choose between seemingly esoteric, intangible ideals and getting goodies or good vibes right now. You have character when you most often choose ideals.
The success of the show is when I get a fax or a letter from somebody who gave up drinking, who didn't get an abortion, didn't do an adoption,
My mother shut all her family out of her life over the years, though we made several futile attempts to stay connected. May God rest her soul.
A lot of what children's hurt feelings are about is how the parents react.
I want to be able to say what's on my mind and in my heart and what I think is helpful and useful without somebody getting angry, some special interest group deciding this is the time to silence a voice of dissent and attack affiliates, attack sponsors. I'm sort of done with that.
I've made the decision not to do radio anymore.
We all have to make choices in life.
When you live in a condo complex with people next door, I don't know how you can be dead for four months without anybody noticing you not coming and going.
There are so many ways to talk with the people who appreciate my help.
Once the kids are in school, it's amazing what you can do.
My sister is not a public person, so I don't think it's right to discuss her.