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Mary Schmich quotes

American Journalist November 29, 1953

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Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old, and when you do you'll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders. Mary Schmich
Do one thing every day that scares you...Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own...Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth. Mary Schmich
Mary Schmich quote: "For some Chicago expats, food is the medicine that blunts the..."
For some Chicago expats, food is the medicine that blunts the pain of separation. Mary Schmich
Mary Schmich quote: "Like many women my age, I am 28 years old."
Like many women my age, I am 28 years old. Mary Schmich
Mary Schmich quote: "Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room."
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room. Mary Schmich
A line from one of my 1997 columns - 'Do one thing every day that scares you' - is now widely attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt, though I have yet to see any evidence that she ever said it and I don't believe she did. She said some things about fear, but not that thing. Mary Schmich
Mary Schmich quote: "Don't be reckless with other people's hearts, don't put up..."
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts, don't put up with those who are reckless with yours. Mary Schmich
Mary Schmich quote: "Don't be reckless with other people's hearts, and don't put up..."
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts, and don't put up with people that are reckless with yours. Mary Schmich
Mary Schmich quote: "One thing you might want to learn before you attend the..."
One thing you might want to learn before you attend the world's largest ukulele lesson is how to say ukulele. Mary Schmich
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft Mary Schmich
Mary Schmich quote: "Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere."
Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere. Mary Schmich
Mary Schmich quote: "The first gay person I ever met was surely not the first gay..."
The first gay person I ever met was surely not the first gay person I ever met. Mary Schmich
In twenty years you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. Mary Schmich
Mary Schmich quote: "Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who..."
Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Mary Schmich
Every day each of us wakes up, reaches into drawers and closets, pulls out a costume for the day and proceeds to dress in a style that can only be called preposterous. Mary Schmich

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