Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American writer Jeanne Phillips.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Jeanne Phillips, also known as Abigail Van Buren, is an American advice columnist who has written for the advice column Dear Abby since 2000. She is the daughter of Pauline Esther Phillips, who founded Dear Abby in 1956, and her husband, Morton Phillips.
Much as you would like, you are not going to change people who feel it's part of their religious commitment to 'save' you.
I don't think I'm a flaming radical.
I love my mother. I reach out to my mother.
I'm not a caregiver.
People who are angry at themselves sometimes blame others.
You can be as devoted and loving a spouse or a caregiver or child, but you also have to remember that you have to program time for yourself in there, because it will renew you.
People who write to 'Dear Abby' don't always have the most earthshaking problems in the world.
Although there have been warnings that it was coming for years, the Alzheimer's epidemic is here now and millions more families will be touched by this progressive - and ultimately fatal - disease unless its course can be altered.
Many people with physical disabilities have romantic lives and good marriages to partners who see past their disabilities and recognize all of the things they can do.
Women were once considered chattel, and slavery was regarded as sanctioned in the Bible. However, western society grew to recognize that neither was just.
I know my mother has always looked at strangers as friends.
I'm trying to tell kids if they are gay, it's OK to be gay. I've tried to tell families if they have a gay family member to accept them and love them as they always have.
I think the gay - the gay/straight alliances in the school are very useful as far as creating understanding among kids and so kids aren't necessarily so stigmatized or demonized for being who they really are.
Twins have a special bond. They feel safer with each other than with their peers.
I believe if two people want to commit to each other, God bless 'em.
You know you don't have to be the most popular kid in the school to have people acknowledge your presence.
People who take more than their share usually feel an inflated sense of entitlement.
I think everybody knows they have to be vigilant with their children. I don't have anything profound to say on that subject. We all know that we have to watch the children. The question is when does it become absolute paranoia?
"Great guys" can make great husbands.
Pets require feeding, training, affection and exercise, but in return they offer unconditional love and companionship.
Staying in a marriage without love is like serving a life sentence with an incompatible cell mate.
Do not jump the gun because of gossip.
Sometimes the most important conversations are the most difficult to engage in.
The best exercise in the world is to bend down and help someone up.
A man who doesn't make you feel special, wanted or important would make a very poor husband.
People who are angry at themselves sometimes blame others. It's a sign of immaturity.
Marriage is a big adjustment for anyone - male or female. There is no guarantee that a person who has become set in his or her ways can successfully make that transition.
Communication is the key to successful relationships.
What other people think is their problem.
The harder you try to control your girlfriend the further you'll drive her away, so stop acting like a dumbbell.
It takes time to really get to know someone. Take the time because in the early months of a relationship, both parties are in the "selling" phase.
If gay Americans are not allowed to get married and have all the benefits that American citizens are entitled to by the Bill of Rights, they should get one hell of a tax break. That is my opinion.
[to a teenage girl] Resolve to be economically independent before you marry anyone.
Because there can be consequences for saying the first thing that pops into our heads, it is prudent to exercise tact.
Being "in love" shouldn't cause stress; it should relieve it.
Much as we might wish it, looks don't always last forever. That's why, if you're looking for a long-term relationship, it's extremely important to take into consideration qualities that will last.
Because a jackass brays doesn't mean you have to take it to heart.
You have only one life to live, so live it without worrying about what others may think.
Just because a jackass brays does not mean you have to pay attention.
Like a stone thrown into a pond, a good deed can create ripples that extend far beyond the initial splash.
The surest way to get what you need is to communicate.
Men like women who are fun to be around, who are kind, intelligent, honest and who don't play games.
Sometimes funerals and weddings bring out the worst rather than the best in people.