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Erma Bombeck quotes

American Journalist February 21, 1927 – April 22, 1996

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Erma Bombeck quote: "Dreams have only one owner at a time. That's why dreamers are..."
Dreams have only one owner at a time. That's why dreamers are lonely. Erma Bombeck
It was a bitter moment for us. We weren't two mature parents. We were just two kids playing grown-up. We still needed Mommy and Daddy's permission, blessings, and money to survive. Erma Bombeck
Shopping is a woman thing. It's a contact sport like football. Women enjoy the scrimmage, the noisy crowds, the danger of being trampled to death, and the ecstasy of the purchase. Erma Bombeck
Erma Bombeck quote: "There was a time when the one singular thing that held a..."
There was a time when the one singular thing that held a marriage together was the threat of getting the kids. Erma Bombeck
Youngsters of the age of two and three are endowed with extraordinary strength. They can lift a dog twice their own weight and dump him into the bathtub. Erma Bombeck
Let us hope manufacturers can come up with a diaper that is environmentally sound. To go back to cloth would send us back to the day when breathing and raising a baby at the same time were incompatible. Erma Bombeck
In Russia, as I sat there day after day wearing headphones, listening to the interpreter struggle to make our words relevant, I wondered if we could establish meaningful rapport with a nation that had never seen raisins dance in dark glasses on TV...never had a garage sale. Erma Bombeck
Erma Bombeck quote: "There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy..."
There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt. Erma Bombeck
We've got a generation now who were born with semiequality. They don't know how it was before, so they think, this isn't too bad. We're working. We have our attache' cases and our three piece suits. I get very disgusted with the younger generation of women. We had a torch to pass, and they are just sitting there. They don't realize it can be taken away. Things are going to have to get worse before they join in fighting the battle. Erma Bombeck
People shop for a bathing suit with more care than they do a husband or wife. The rules are the same. Look for something you'll feel comfortable wearing. Allow for room to grow. Erma Bombeck
No one ever died from sleeping in an unmade bed. I have known mothers who remake the bed after their children do it because there is wrinkle in the spread or the blanket is on crooked. This is sick. Erma Bombeck
Erma Bombeck quote: "When you look like your passport photo, it's time to go home."
When you look like your passport photo, it's time to go home. Erma Bombeck
Erma Bombeck quote: "It's frightening to wake up one morning and discover that..."
It's frightening to wake up one morning and discover that while you were asleep you went out of style. Erma Bombeck
Erma Bombeck quote: "Never go to your high school reunion pregnant or they will..."
Never go to your high school reunion pregnant or they will think that is all you have done since you graduated. Erma Bombeck
Erma Bombeck quote: "You show me a boy who brings a snake home to his mother and..."
You show me a boy who brings a snake home to his mother and I'll show you an orphan. Erma Bombeck

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