Author: Doug Larson Page 2

Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist
Time

The only nice thing about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist
People

Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist
Work

The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist
Age Old

Democracy is a form of government in which it is permitted to wonder aloud what the country could do under first-class management.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist
Democracy Government

A child is a person who can’t understand why someone would give away a perfectly good kitten.

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Animals Cats Children Family

If all the cars in the United States were placed end to end, it would probably be Labor Day Weekend.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist
Autos Things

People are living longer than ever before, a phenomenon undoubtedly made necessary by the 30-year mortgage.

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Age Life Old

To err is human; to admit it, superhuman.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist
Characteristics Honesty Mistakes Problems

The trouble with learning from experience is that you never graduate.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist
Education Life

There must be a happy medium somewhere between being totally informed and blissfully unaware.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist
Characteristics Intelligence

A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success.


(1926 – ) newspaper columnist
Friends People

A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist
Intelligence Memory

Few things are more satisfying than seeing your own children have teenagers of their own.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist
Children Family