Sam Levenson Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.”
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“The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy.”
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“For Attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run their fingers through it once a day. For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone. People, more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed. Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of each of your arms. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself and the other for helping others.”
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“Insanity is hereditary; you get it from your children.”
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“One of the virtues of being very young is that you don't let the facts get in the way of your imagination.”
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“You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.”
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“If you want to know how your girl will treat you after marriage, just listen to her talking to her little brother.”
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“The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent.”
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“It's not the sugar that makes the tea sweet, but the stirring.”
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“Our toaster has two settings: too soon or too late.”
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“We may not always see eye to eye, but we can try to see heart to heart.”
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“Siblings: children of the same parents, each of whom is perfectly normal until they get together.”
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“I'm going to stop putting things off, starting tomorrow!”
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“Somewhere on this globe, every ten seconds, there is a woman giving birth to a child. She must be found and stopped.”
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“Lead us not into temptation. Just tell us where it is; we'll find it.”
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“Happiness is a by-product. You cannot pursue it by itself.”
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“It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and say the opposite.”
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“It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.'”
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“We should not permit prayer to be taken out of the schools; that's the only way most of us got through.”
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“It would be useless to bomb Washington. If you destroy one building, they already have two other buildings completely staffed with people doing exactly the same thing.”
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“If you owe fifty dollars you're a piker; if you owe fifty thousand dollars you're a businessman; if you owe fifty million dollars you're a tycoon; if you owe fifty billion dollars you're the government.”
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“The chaplain of the Senate does not pray for the Senate. He watches the Senate and prays for the country.”
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“More and more Congressmen now stay in Washington all year-round because they can't stay at home under the laws they've passed.”
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“One antidote for sexual truancy lies in simply teaching youth the wonder, the miracle, the reverence for the creation of life itself. Life is a divine creation. You don't take chances with creation.”
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“At the U.N., any nation that fights back is censored as an "aggressor."”
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“The longest word in the world is "a word from our sponsor."”
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“The reason God made man before woman was that he didn't want any suggestions.”
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“A woman's place is in the home. Why should she go out and take away a workingman's pay instead of staying home and stealing out of his jacket like a good wife.”
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“The Puritans came to America to worship in their way and to force everybody else to do the same thing.”
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“Give your child a spanking once a day. If you don't know why, he does.”
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