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
love relationship valentines-day
Love unlocks doors and opens windows that weren't even there before.
animal people might
We lavish on animals the love we are afraid to show to people. They might not return it; or worse, they might.
death purpose alive
The death of someone we know always reminds us that we are still alive - perhaps for some purpose which we ought to re-examine.
inspirational motivational confidence
Learning too soon our limitations, we never learn our powers.
love dream children
Likely as not, the child you can do the least with will do the most to make you proud.
life night literature
For the happiest life, days should be rigorously planned, nights left open to chance.
love desire rage
Love is often gentle, desire always a rage.
love marriage broken-heart
In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing.
running time people
We waste a lot of time running after people we could have caught by just standing still.
beautiful intelligent feminine
Many beautiful women have been made happy by their own beauty, but no intelligent woman has ever been made happy by her own intelligence.
love relationship anniversary
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.
children home parent
The ideal home: big enough for you to hear the children, but not very well.
family children blessed
If your children spend most of their time in other people's houses, you're lucky; if they all congregate at your house, you're blessed.
wise why-not wise-words
When "Why not do it?" barely outweighs "Why do it?" — don't do it.