"A friend never defends a husband who gets his wife an electric skillet for her birthday." ―Erma Bombeck

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"You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4th, 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

Love

"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

Awareness

"Worry is like a rocking chair: It gives you something to do but never gets you anywhere."

- Erma Bombeck

Awareness

"There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt."

- Erma Bombeck

Awareness

"Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect this nation’s compassion, unselfish caring, patience, and just plain loving one another."

- Erma Bombeck

Compassion

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"Be a positive energy trampoline—absorb what you need and rebound more back."

- Dave Carolan

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"Surround yourself with positive messages!"

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"People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day."

- Winnie the Pooh

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"Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day."

- Dalai Lama

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"If you’re not positive energy, you’re negative energy."

- Mark Cuban

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