Top 70 Quotes & Sayings by Doug Larson
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American journalist Doug Larson.
Last updated on November 21, 2024.
Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.
Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.
There must be a happy medium somewhere between being totally informed and blissfully unaware.
Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog.
The cat could very well be man's best friend but would never stoop to admitting it.
A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.
Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.
A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success!
Real elation is when you feel you could touch a star without standing on tiptoe.
The only nice thing about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.
Establishing goals is all right if you don't let them deprive you of interesting detours.
If all the cars in the United States were placed end to end, it would probably be Labor Day Weekend.
Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.
The surprising thing about young fools is how many survive to become old fools.
If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles.
Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it.
The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball.
Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties.
A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows.
A pun is the lowest form of humor, unless you thought of it yourself.
The reason people blame things on previous generations is that there's only one other choice.
Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days.
Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.
The trouble with learning from experience is that you never graduate.
To err is human; to admit it, superhuman.
More marriages might survive if the partners realized that sometimes the better comes after the worse.
Utility is when you have one telephone, luxury is when you have two, opulence is when you have three - and paradise is when you have none.
Sometimes opportunity knocks, but most of the time it sneaks up and then quietly steals away.
Few things are more satisfying than seeing your children have teenagers of their own.
There are few things more satisfying than seeing your children have teenagers of their own.
If the English language made any sense, lackadaisical would have something to do with a shortage of flowers.
The world is full of people looking for spectacular happiness while they snub contentment.
For disappearing acts, it's hard to beat what happens to the eight hours supposedly left after eight of sleep and eight of work.
It's a wise person who knows the difference between free speech and cheap talk.
Autumn is a season followed immediately by looking forward to spring.
What some people mistake for the high cost of living is really the cost of living high.
Accomplishing the impossible means only the boss will add it to your regular duties.
It's your ability to inspire and uplift other people that matters, not your ability to outdo them.
Few things are more satisfying than seeing your own children have teenagers of their own.
Nostalgia: A device that removes the ruts and potholes from memory lane.
The idea that no one is perfect is a view most commonly held by people with no grandchildren.
One nice thing about telling a clean joke is there's a good chance no one's heard it before.
For every little kid who still believes in Santa Claus, there is at least one adult who still believes in professional wrestling.
A clean basement, garage and attic are signs of an empty life.
There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong number at 4 am. It could be a right number.
Few things are more delightful than grandchildren fighting over your lap.
Bad news travels fast. Good news takes the scenic route.
The trouble with the last snowfall of the season is that you can't be sure.
A child is a person who can't understand why someone would give away a perfectly good kitten.
There's nothing like having grandchildren to restore your faith in humanity.
The real secret of patience is to find something to do in the meantime.
Never doubt the courage of the French. They were the ones who discovered that snails are edible.
Fancy Restaurant: one that serves cold soup on purpose.
The reason people blame things on the previous generation is that there's only one other choice.
A true friend is one who overlooks your failures
and tolerates your success.
In debating the respective merits of dogs and cats, not having to walk a cat when it's 20 below zero deserves consideration.
A lifetime isn't nearly long enough to figure out what it's all about.
People are living longer than ever before, a phenomenon undoubtedly made necessary by the 30-year mortgage.
Heredity is a splendid phenomenon that relieves us of responsibility for our shortcomings.
They should have picked a different city to name after a man who reputedly never told a lie.
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