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Doug Larson [1926-0] American

Rank: 102
Journalist

Doug Larson was a columnist and editor for the Door County Advocate and wrote a daily column for the Green Bay Press-Gazette, both Wisconsin-based newspapers.

Good, Learning, Wisdom, Age, Anniversary, Best, Car, Change, Computers, Experience, Food, Friendship, Gardening, Happiness, Home, Humor, Life, Nature, Parenting, Politics, Success, Time

Quote	Tags	Rank
A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success!	Friendship, Success	101
Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days.	Good	102
If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles.	Life	103
If all the cars in the United States were placed end to end, it would probably be Labor Day Weekend.	Car	104
A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows.	Gardening, Learning	105
Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.	Food, Good	106
The cat could very well be man's best friend but would never stoop to admitting it.	Best	107
More marriages might survive if the partners realized that sometimes the better comes after the worse.	Anniversary	108
The trouble with learning from experience is that you never graduate.	Experience, Learning	109
Sometimes opportunity knocks, but most of the time it sneaks up and then quietly steals away.		110
A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.		111
Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog.	Computers, Home	112
Real elation is when you feel you could touch a star without standing on tiptoe.		113
Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.	Change, Politics	114
Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.	Nature	115
Few things are more satisfying than seeing your children have teenagers of their own.	Parenting	116
For disappearing acts, it's hard to beat what happens to the eight hours supposedly left after eight of sleep and eight of work.	Time	117
To err is human; to admit it, superhuman.		118
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.		119
A pun is the lowest form of humor, unless you thought of it yourself.	Humor	120
Establishing goals is all right if you don't let them deprive you of interesting detours.		121
The only nice thing about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.		122
The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball.	Age	123
The world is full of people looking for spectacular happiness while they snub contentment.	Happiness	124
Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties.		125
Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.	Wisdom	126
There must be a happy medium somewhere between being totally informed and blissfully unaware.		201
If the English language made any sense, lackadaisical would have something to do with a shortage of flowers.		202
The reason people blame things on previous generations is that there's only one other choice.		203
Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.		204
Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it.	Wisdom	205
The surprising thing about young fools is how many survive to become old fools.		206
There are few things more satisfying than seeing your children have teenagers of their own.		207

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