Quotes by Mignon McLaughlin

About Mignon McLaughlin:

Mignon McLaughlin is known for a number of quotes, among them:
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No matter how brilliantly an idea is stated, we will not really be moved unless we have already half thought of it ourselves.

Mignon McLaughlin

The young are generally full of revolt, and are often pretty revolting about it.

Mignon McLaughlin

I'm glad I don't have to explain to a man from Mars why each day I set fire to dozens of little pieces of paper, and then put them in my mouth.

Mignon McLaughlin

Many are saved from sin by being so inept at it.

Mignon McLaughlin

Likely as not, the child you can do the least with will do the most to make you proud.

Mignon McLaughlin

We'd all like a reputation for generosity, and we'd all like to buy it cheap.

Mignon McLaughlin

It took man thousands of years to put words down on paper, and his lawyers still wish he wouldn't.

Mignon McLaughlin

Most of us would rather risk a catastrophe than read the instructions.

Mignon McLaughlin

Para un buen matrimonio hay que enamorarse muchas veces, siempre de la misma persona.

Mignon McLaughlin

Love is often gentle, desire always a rage.

Mignon McLaughlin

There's only one person who needs a glass of water oftener than a small child tucked in for the night, and that's a writer sitting down to write.

Mignon McLaughlin

Children lack morality, but they also lack fake morality.

Mignon McLaughlin

The ideal home: big enough for you to hear the children, but not very well.

Mignon McLaughlin

A successful marriage requires falling in love many times -- always with the same person.

Mignon McLaughlin

The death of someone we know always reminds us that we are still alive - perhaps for some purpose which we ought to re-examine.

Mignon McLaughlin

We choose those we like; with those we love, we have no say in the matter.

Mignon McLaughlin

An old racetrack joke reminds you that your program contains all the winners' names. I stare at my typewriter keys with the same thought.

Mignon McLaughlin

Only where children gather is there any real chance of fun.

Mignon McLaughlin

It's the most unhappy people who most fear change.

Mignon McLaughlin

Most sermons sound to me like commercials - but I can't make out whether God is the Sponsor or the Product.

Mignon McLaughlin

When suffering comes, we yearn for some sign from God, forgetting we have just had one.

Mignon McLaughlin

Author Bio

  • NameMignon McLaughlin
  • DescriptionAmerican journalist
  • BornJune 6, 1913
  • DiedDecember 20, 1983
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionJournalist