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Mary Schmich Quotes

Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements Picture Quote #1

Don’t waste your time on jealousy Picture Quote #1

Like many women my age, I am 28 years old Picture Quote #1

The secret to happiness, at Thanksgiving or any time, is to reframe obligation as opportunity. You don’t have to spend Thanksgiving with your family. You get to Picture Quote #1

Barbie is just a doll Picture Quote #1

For some Chicago expats, food is the medicine that blunts the pain of separation Picture Quote #1

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A line from one of my 1997 columns - ‘Do one thing every day that scares you’ - is now widely attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt, though I have yet to see any evidence that she ever said it and I don’t believe she did. She said some things about fear, but not that thing Picture Quote #1

The Hunger Games’ isn’t for everybody. But neither is ‘Anna Karenina Picture Quote #1

Opening day. All you have to do is say the words and you feel the shutters thrown wide, the room air out, the light pour in. In baseball, no other day is so pure with possibility. No scores yet, no losses, no blame or disappointment. No hangover, at least until the game’s over Picture Quote #1

Don’t waste time on jealousy. Sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind Picture Quote #1

Here’s a thing about the death of your mother, or anyone else you love: You can’t anticipate how you’ll feel afterward. People will tell you; a few may be close to right, none exactly right Picture Quote #1

I couldn’t have foreseen all the good things that have followed my mother’s death. The renewed energy, the surprising sweetness of grief. The tenderness I feel for strangers on walkers. The deeper love I have for my siblings and friends. The desire to play the mandolin. The gift of a visitation Picture Quote #1

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Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind. The race is long, and in the end, it’s only with yourself. Remember compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in doing this, tell me how Picture Quote #1

Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone Picture Quote #1

Worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum Picture Quote #1

Don’t waste your time on jealousy Picture Quote #1

Advice, like youth, probably wasted on the young Picture Quote #1

Do not read beauty magazines. They only make you feel ugly Picture Quote #1

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You can figure out who you were by which movies you loved when Picture Quote #1

Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere Picture Quote #1

Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts. Don’t put up with those who are reckless with yours Picture Quote #1

Don’t waste time on jealousy. Sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind Picture Quote #1

Here’s a thing about the death of your mother, or anyone else you love: You can’t anticipate how you’ll feel afterward. People will tell you; a few may be close to right, none exactly right Picture Quote #1

The movies we love and admire are to some extent a function of who we are when we see them Picture Quote #1

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You can map your life through your favorite movies, and no two people’s maps will be the same Picture Quote #1

Every day each of us wakes up, reaches into drawers and closets, pulls out a costume for the day and proceeds to dress in a style that can only be called preposterous Picture Quote #1

Good art is art that allows you to enter it from a variety of angles and to emerge with a variety of views Picture Quote #1

I couldn’t have foreseen all the good things that have followed my mother’s death. The renewed energy, the surprising sweetness of grief. The tenderness I feel for strangers on walkers. The deeper love I have for my siblings and friends. The desire to play the mandolin. The gift of a visitation Picture Quote #1

In twenty years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked Picture Quote #1

On an average day, we allow ourselves the fiction that we own a piece of our workplace. That’s part of what it takes to get the job done. Deeper down, we know it’s all on loan Picture Quote #1

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Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements (Mary Schmich Quotes) Don’t waste your time on jealousy... (Mary Schmich Quotes) Like many women my age, I am 28 years old (Mary Schmich Quotes) The secret to happiness, at Thanksgiving or any time, is to reframe obligation as opportunity. You don’t have to spend Thanksgiving with your family. You get to. (Mary Schmich Quotes) Barbie is just a doll (Mary Schmich Quotes) For some Chicago expats, food is the medicine that blunts the pain of separation (Mary Schmich Quotes) A line from one of my 1997 columns - ‘Do one thing every day that scares you’ - is now widely attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt, though I have yet to see any evidence that she ever said it and I don’t believe she did. She said some things about fear, but not that thing (Mary Schmich Quotes) The Hunger Games’ isn’t for everybody. But neither is ‘Anna Karenina (Mary Schmich Quotes) Opening day. All you have to do is say the words and you feel the shutters thrown wide, the room air out, the light pour in. In baseball, no other day is so pure with possibility. No scores yet, no losses, no blame or disappointment. No hangover, at least until the game’s over. (Mary Schmich Quotes) Don’t waste time on jealousy. Sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind. (Mary Schmich Quotes) Here’s a thing about the death of your mother, or anyone else you love: You can’t anticipate how you’ll feel afterward. People will tell you; a few may be close to right, none exactly right. (Mary Schmich Quotes) I couldn’t have foreseen all the good things that have followed my mother’s death. The renewed energy, the surprising sweetness of grief. The tenderness I feel for strangers on walkers. The deeper love I have for my siblings and friends. The desire to play the mandolin. The gift of a visitation. (Mary Schmich Quotes) Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind. The race is long, and in the end, it’s only with yourself. Remember compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in doing this, tell me how. (Mary Schmich Quotes) Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone (Mary Schmich Quotes) Worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum (Mary Schmich Quotes) Don’t waste your time on jealousy (Mary Schmich Quotes) Advice, like youth, probably wasted on the young (Mary Schmich Quotes) Do not read beauty magazines. They only make you feel ugly (Mary Schmich Quotes) You can figure out who you were by which movies you loved when (Mary Schmich Quotes) Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere (Mary Schmich Quotes) Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts. Don’t put up with those who are reckless with yours (Mary Schmich Quotes) Don’t waste time on jealousy. Sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind (Mary Schmich Quotes) Here’s a thing about the death of your mother, or anyone else you love: You can’t anticipate how you’ll feel afterward. People will tell you; a few may be close to right, none exactly right (Mary Schmich Quotes) The movies we love and admire are to some extent a function of who we are when we see them (Mary Schmich Quotes) You can map your life through your favorite movies, and no two people’s maps will be the same (Mary Schmich Quotes) Every day each of us wakes up, reaches into drawers and closets, pulls out a costume for the day and proceeds to dress in a style that can only be called preposterous (Mary Schmich Quotes) Good art is art that allows you to enter it from a variety of angles and to emerge with a variety of views (Mary Schmich Quotes) I couldn’t have foreseen all the good things that have followed my mother’s death. The renewed energy, the surprising sweetness of grief. The tenderness I feel for strangers on walkers. The deeper love I have for my siblings and friends. The desire to play the mandolin. The gift of a visitation (Mary Schmich Quotes) In twenty years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked (Mary Schmich Quotes) On an average day, we allow ourselves the fiction that we own a piece of our workplace. That’s part of what it takes to get the job done. Deeper down, we know it’s all on loan (Mary Schmich Quotes)

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