DOUG LARSON QUOTES II

American columnist & editor (1926- )

The cat could very well be man's best friend but would never stoop to admitting it.

DOUG LARSON

Reader's Digest, vol. 136

Tags: cats


If the English language made any sense, a catastrophe would be an apostrophe with fur.

DOUG LARSON

attributed, If Ignorance Is Bliss, Why Aren't There More Happy People?


To err is human; to admit it, superhuman.

DOUG LARSON

attributed, Quotable Quotes

Tags: mistakes


The surprising thing about young fools is how many survive to become old fools.

DOUG LARSON

attributed, Quotable Quotes

Tags: fools


Establishing goals is all right if you don't let them deprive you of interesting detours.

DOUG LARSON

attributed, Quotable Quotes


Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.

DOUG LARSON

attributed, Phillips' Treasury of Humorous Quotations

Tags: politics


Sometimes opportunity knocks, but most of the time it sneaks up and then quietly steals away.

DOUG LARSON

attributed, Pooped Puppies

Tags: opportunity


More marriages might survive if the partners realized that sometimes the better comes after the worse.

DOUG LARSON

attributed, Better Off Wed

Tags: marriage


Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.

DOUG LARSON

Woman's Day Magazine, Aug. 2011


Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days.

DOUG LARSON

attributed, Quotable Quotes

Tags: past


Fancy Restaurant: one that serves cold soup on purpose.

DOUG LARSON

attributed, A Treasury of Humor


A pun is the lowest form of humor, unless you thought of it yourself.

DOUG LARSON

attributed, Great Funny Quotes

Tags: humor


The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball.

DOUG LARSON

attributed, Dictionary of Quotations

Tags: snow


Heredity is a splendid phenomenon that relieves us of responsibility for our shortcomings.

DOUG LARSON

attributed, Quotable Quotes

Tags: heredity


People are living longer than ever before, a phenomenon undoubtedly made necessary by the 30-year mortgage.

DOUG LARSON

attributed, Quotable Quotes


Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it.

DOUG LARSON

attributed, Words from the Wise

Tags: wisdom


Democracy is a system that gives people a chance to elect rascals of their own choice.

DOUG LARSON

attributed, Great Sayings and Quotations

Tags: democracy


If all the cars in the United States were placed end to end, it would probably be Labor Day weekend.

DOUG LARSON

attributed, Phillips' Treasury of Humorous Quotations

Tags: cars


Few things are more delightful than grandchildren fighting over your lap.

DOUG LARSON

attributed, Quotable Quotes

Tags: grandparents


Autumn is a season followed immediately by looking forward to spring.

DOUG LARSON

attributed, Quotable Quotes

Tags: autumn