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
god thinking may
Those who turn to God for comfort may find comfort but I do not think they will find God.
thinking laughing theatre
Theatre audiences can't be made to think and cry: at best, they can be made to think and laugh, or to feel and cry.
religious thinking giving
My religious position: I think that God could do a lot better, and I'm willing to give Him the chance.
time nice thinking
My doctor is nice; every time I see him, I'm ashamed of what I think of doctors in general.
thinking past resentment
Neurotics think of the past with resentment, and the future with dread; the present just doesn't exist.
country thinking doubt
Humiliation is a vast country of imprecise boundaries. If you think you're there, you are. The neurotic rule: when in doubt, go ahead and feel humiliated.
thinking world polonius
The neurotic thinks himself both Hamlet and Claudius, in a world that belongs to Polonius.
thinking weather talking
The neurotic listens to weather reports about Small Craft Warnings, and he thinks: They're talking about me.
positive-thinking positive-attitude likeable
Anywhere you go liking everyone, everyone will be likeable.
teenage thinking teens
How strange that the young should always think the world is against them - when in fact that is the only time it is for them.
men ego cures
There's nothing wrong with most men's egos that the kowtowing of a headwaiter can't cure.
women littles able
A woman asks little of love: only that she be able to feel like a heroine.
american-journalist among count handful money ourselves people whom
There are a handful of people whom money won't spoil, and we count ourselves among them.
american-journalist
We would all like a reputation for generosity and we'd all like to buy it cheap.