“Never have more children than you have car windows.” - Erma Bombeck
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 87.
Showing posts with label Erma Bombeck. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Erma Bombeck. Show all posts
Sunday, January 18, 2026
Monday, December 1, 2025
Fame, Success, Madonna, Helen Keller, Erma Bombeck
"Don't confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other." - Erma Bombeck
Found on BrainyQuote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/erma_bombeck_122099.
Found on BrainyQuote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/erma_bombeck_122099.
Saturday, March 22, 2025
Mother Asks, Advice, Formality, Erma Bombeck
"When your mother asks, 'Do you want a piece of advice?' it is a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no. You're going to get it anyway." - Erma Bombeck
Found at BrainyQuote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/e/erma_bombeck.html
Found at BrainyQuote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/e/erma_bombeck.html
Sunday, January 26, 2025
Solution to End All Wars, Directions, Erma Bombeck
“I have just come up with a wonderful solution to end all wars – let men give directions on how to get there.” - Erma Bombeck
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 127.
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 127.
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Second Favorite Household Chore, Faint, Erma Bombeck
“My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint.” - Erma Bombeck
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 52.
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 52.
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Stand Before God, Used Everything, Erma Bombeck
“When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and could say, 'I used everything you gave me.'” - Erma Bombeck
Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 3.
Found in Treasury of Women's Quotations, by Carolyn Warner, page 3.
Saturday, November 23, 2024
When Your Mother Asks, Formality, Erma Bombeck
"When your mother asks, 'Do you want a piece of advice?' it is a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no. You're going to get it anyway." - Erma Bombeck
Found at BrainyQuote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/e/erma_bombeck.html.
Found at BrainyQuote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/e/erma_bombeck.html.
Friday, September 27, 2024
Seize the Moment, Titanic, Dessert Cart, Erma Bombeck
“Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the Titanic who waved off the dessert cart.” - Erma Bombeck
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 42.
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 42.
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Doctor, Plants, Erma Bombeck
“Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.” - Erma Bombeck
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 50.
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 50.
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
When Humor Goes, Civilization, Erma Bombeck
"When humor goes, there goes civilization." - Erma Bombeck
Found on BrainyQuote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/erma_bombeck_131317.
Found on BrainyQuote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/erma_bombeck_131317.
Friday, August 30, 2024
More Children, Car Windows, Erma Bombeck
“Never have more children than you have car windows.” - Erma Bombeck
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 87.
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 87.
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Fame, Success, Madonna, Helen Keller, Erma Bombeck
"Don't confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other." - Erma Bombeck
Found on BrainyQuote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/erma_bombeck_122099.
Found on BrainyQuote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/erma_bombeck_122099.
Saturday, July 27, 2024
Child, Individuality, Empty Gin Bottle, Erma Bombeck
“A child develops individuality long before he develops taste. I have seen my kid straggle into the kitchen in the morning with outfits that need only one accessory: an empty gin bottle.” - Erma Bombeck
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 40.
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 40.
Thursday, July 4, 2024
Love a Nation, Celebrates Its Independence, Patriotism, Erma Bombeck
"You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism." - Erma Bombeck
Found on AZ Quotes. Read more at https://www.azquotes.com/quote/513368.
Found on AZ Quotes. Read more at https://www.azquotes.com/quote/513368.
Friday, January 12, 2024
Fame, Success, Erma Bombeck
"Don't confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other." - Erma Bombeck
Found on BrainyQuote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/erma_bombeck_122099.
Found on BrainyQuote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/erma_bombeck_122099.
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Doctor, Office Plants, Erma Bombeck
“Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.” - Erma Bombeck
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 50.
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 50.
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Humor, Civilization, Erma Bombeck
"When humor goes, there goes civilization." - Erma Bombeck
Found on BrainyQuote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/erma_bombeck_131317.
Found on BrainyQuote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/erma_bombeck_131317.
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Seize the Moment, Titanic, Dessert Cart, Erma Bombeck
“Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the Titanic who waved off the dessert cart.” - Erma Bombeck
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 42.
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 42.
Monday, September 26, 2022
Seize the Moment, Titanic, Dessert Cart, Erma Bombeck
“Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the Titanic who waved off the dessert cart.” - Erma Bombeck
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 42.
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 42.
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Doctor, Office Plants, Erma Bombeck
“Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.” - Erma Bombeck
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 50.
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 50.
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