Mignon McLaughlin
Mignon McLaughlin
Mignon McLaughlinwas an American journalist and author. In the 1950s, she began publishing aphorisms that were later collected in three books, entitled, The Neurotic’s Notebook, The Second Neurotic’s Notebook and The Complete Neurotic’s Notebook. She is known for a number of quotes, among them:...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth6 June 1913
CountryUnited States of America
lasts cookies manners
Many who would not take the last cookie would take the last lifeboat.
pills medical hypochondriac
A hypochondriac is one who has a pill for everything except what ails him.
mom mother safe
The only mothers it is safe to forget on Mother's Day are the good ones.
love matter infatuation
No one can understand love who has not experienced infatuation. And no one can understand infatuation, no matter how many times he has experienced it.
effort wholeheartedly
What you can't get out of, get into wholeheartedly.
opportunity boredom matter
Grasp your opportunities, no matter how poor your health; nothing is worse for your health than boredom.
atheist believe doubt
There's something in every atheist, itching to believe, and something in every believer, itching to doubt.
positive-thinking positive-attitude likeable
Anywhere you go liking everyone, everyone will be likeable.
life laughter twilight
A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles.
fun children real
Only where children gather is there any real chance of fun.
yesterday three tomorrow
If an article is attractive, or useful, or inexpensive, they'll stop making it tomorrow; if it's all three, they stopped making it yesterday.
funny-love twenties puppy
Mumps, measles, and puppy love are terrible after twenty.
loneliness insomnia reality
Loneliness, insomnia, and change: the fear of these is even worse than the reality.
hate eye worry
Love looks forward, hate looks back, anxiety has eyes all over its head.