Schlessinger Quotes & Sayings

Guys are very simple. — Laura Schlessinger

A typical complaint of married women with children is that their job stress tired them out so that they have little quality emotion and energy left for their children, much less their husbands. — Laura Schlessinger

If your life is going to be dictated by what's comfortable, your life will stink. — Laura Schlessinger

Self-esteem must be earned! When you dare to dream, dare to follow that dream, dare to suffer through the pain, sacrifice, self-doubts, and friction from the world, you will genuinely impress yourself. — Laura Schlessinger

Well, the truth is that a lot of people lie about their health, they lie about the finances, they lie about things at work, they lie about things. — Laura Schlessinger

I think I average one good sulk a week. — Laura Schlessinger

Sometimes guys avoid things they don't know how to do well. — Laura Schlessinger

Sympathy is a better argument than criticism. — Laura Schlessinger

Procreation has little to do with your needs; it has everything to do with the child's needs. — Laura C. Schlessinger

Never use God to hurt yourself. — Laura Schlessinger

You've touched people and known it. You've touched people and never may know it. Either way, you have something to give. It is in giving to one another that each of our lives becomes meaningful. — Laura Schlessinger

My sister is not a public person, so I don't think it's right to discuss her. — Laura Schlessinger

Women have to be controlled- we're just too emotional. — Laura Schlessinger

Guys behave like they're naive, but they're not stupid. They know what's going on. — Laura Schlessinger

Children are not a right, they are a privileged obligation. — Laura Schlessinger

Some women are like elephants. I don't mean size, I mean they never forget. — Laura Schlessinger

If you're a liberal, anything you say is protected. If you're a conservative, anything you say is hateful. — Laura Schlessinger

When you change yourself to win someone's heart, you better be prepared to accept that this will now be your way of life forever. — Laura Schlessinger

The ultimate quality of your life is not in your resume, but in the minds and hearts of those you mean something to because you gave yourself to them. — Laura Schlessinger

I'm very active, wild woman. — Laura Schlessinger

I want to be able to say what's on my mind and in my heart and what I think is helpful and useful without somebody getting angry, some special interest group deciding this is the time to silence a voice of dissent and attack affiliates, attack sponsors. I'm sort of done with that. — Laura Schlessinger

If you're gay or lesbian, it's a biological error that inhibits you from relating normally to the opposite sex. — Laura Schlessinger

Make believe I'm right. — Laura Schlessinger

It's a tough world out there, and women can't afford to be weenies. — Laura Schlessinger

There are so many responsible, nice, kind guys out there. Why marry a fixer-upper? — Laura Schlessinger

It's humbling and enthralling to know your legacy when you're alive. — Laura Schlessinger

There are probably more internet hate sites about me than Charles Manson. — Laura Schlessinger

Never miss an opportunity to look like a nice guy. — Laura Schlessinger

We, as human beings, should wish to be loved and embraced for our character, respected and relied on for our courage, and trusted for our conscience. — Laura C. Schlessinger

Self-esteem is earned! When you dare to dream, dare to follow that dream, dare to suffer through the pain, sacrifice, self-doubts, and friction from the world
when you show such courage and tenacity
you will genuinely impress yourself. And most important, you will treat yourself accordingly and not settle for less from others
at least, not for long. — Laura C. Schlessinger

I'm not good at debating - I'm much better at pontificating. — Laura Schlessinger

Courage is not the lack of fear, it is fear plus action. — Laura C. Schlessinger

My way of thinking is better than yours. — Laura Schlessinger

I haven't yelled at anybody today. It's been a slow day. — Laura Schlessinger

One thing I've been happy as peach pie about - because I'm all about the children and the happiness of a woman because that makes the happiness of the home - is that nannies, day cares and babysitters are all collapsing, which is forcing moms and dads to raise their children at home. — Laura Schlessinger

Values are principles and ideas that bring meaning to the seemingly mundane experience of life. A meaningful life that ultimately brings happiness and pride requires you to respond to temptations as well as challenges with honor, dignity, and courage. — Laura Schlessinger

A lot of what children's hurt feelings are about is how the parents react. — Laura Schlessinger

When men or women make their work their top priority and become hostile to the normal, natural needs of their children and spouse - obviously, something is wrong. — Laura Schlessinger

Don't waste my time- I'm not stupid, and I'm not gullible. — Laura Schlessinger

Only good people feel guilt. — Laura Schlessinger

That which is horrifying to you don't do to anybody else. — Laura Schlessinger

If you think positively instead of negatively, you'll behave better and you'll feel better. — Laura Schlessinger

There's no point dating a guy who can't support a family. — Laura Schlessinger

Men are very easy- You treat them well, and they behave right. You don't treat them well, and they don't behave right. — Laura Schlessinger

Too many people make the past their identity and spend the rest of their lives accumulating sympathy for their past pain. — Laura Schlessinger

Psychology doesn't like to talk about evil. It likes to talk about bad childhoods. But I very much believe that some people are evil and motivation is not necessary for evil. — Laura Schlessinger

The meaning of your life comes through your obligations to others. — Laura Schlessinger

I'm tired of the 'can't win against evil' way. I'm sorry, you cannot. They'll run you over. So that is my one big passion. 'Ten Stupid Things People Do to Let Evil Win' - that will be my next passion book. I am angry. — Laura Schlessinger

Some people seem to see compassion as being mushy. — Laura Schlessinger

A woman should always be more concerned with standing up for what is right than making sure everyone 'likes' her. — Laura Schlessinger

It takes courage to have a conscience when you seem to see others getting something tangible out of not bothering to struggle with the morality of a situation. It gets frustrating and demoralizing. This is precisely where character comes in. All throughout history special people have felt compelled to do what they objectively saw as right and good - even in the face of humiliation or rejection or expulsion or torture or death. That is because they believed that certain ideas were more important than individual well-being. — Laura Schlessinger

People are like nations-if you help them a lot, they hate you. — Laura Schlessinger

Having a sense of purpose in life is the best way to avoid dispair. — Laura Schlessinger

If you can't handle the baggage, you'll have to get out of the baggage room. — Laura Schlessinger

There is little reason left for society to respect women as it once did. Women get knocked up. They don't marry. They have abortions. They go to bars. They get knocked up again. — Laura Schlessinger

Men and women are created differently, equal in value, but different. — Laura C. Schlessinger

We all do stupid things. — Laura Schlessinger

So it is the fear, weakness, selfishness, and cowardice of onlookers that permit evil behavior to persist. — Laura C. Schlessinger

The commandment to honor parents was given to ensure that the elderly, although they may not feel wanted by family or society, are still given their appropriate reward. — Laura Schlessinger

Gay activists claim that because I don't subscribe to their political agenda, I am a homophobe, meaning I have a mental disorder - because that is what phobias are. — Laura Schlessinger

Would you stop hoping? Hope is just postponed disappointment. — Laura Schlessinger

Research indicates that most women want their man to earn more than they do. — Laura Schlessinger

I'm making an announcement: Not one penny will I give to AIDS anything as long as [public sex is allowed in gay bathhouses]. Not cent one. It's a preventable disease. If you don't want to prevent it, I don't want to pay for it. — Laura Schlessinger

Marriage is not just about love and living together. It's much more complicated, especially when you are going to be making a family. — Laura Schlessinger

This is all you have. This is not a dry run. This is your life. If you want to fritter it away with your fears, then you will fritter it away, but you won't get it back later. — Laura Schlessinger

I've made the decision not to do radio anymore. — Laura Schlessinger

I know I'm right, and I know you're wrong. — Laura Schlessinger

You need to be a "good-enough mom"
attentive, loving, and responsive. No one is the perfect mom. As long as you try to be perfect, you will continue to be insignificant in your own eyes. — Laura C. Schlessinger

If there's an award for best mother-in-law in the universe, in the future, when my son gets married, I will win that award. — Laura Schlessinger

Nobody leaves a house where there is peace, joy and good sex. — Laura Schlessinger

Women view men like houses. They look for fixer-uppers. — Laura Schlessinger

Kids who don't have moms suffer a lifetime. — Laura Schlessinger

There is a reason Dante made betrayal the deepest level of Hell — Laura C. Schlessinger

So instead of feeling sorry for yourself, realize that your life, just like a developing child's, has phases
and now you're in the mommy phase. — Laura C. Schlessinger

We've all listened to Dr. Laura Schlessinger, haven't we? We all know how not to play a psychiatrist. — Lesley-Anne Down

It's not the worst thing in the world to look different from everyone else. — Laura Schlessinger

I'm not cynical. — Laura Schlessinger

The worst thing is the world is a defensive my-kid-can't-do-anything-wrong parent. — Laura Schlessinger

Never sell your soul. — Laura Schlessinger

There is no movement without our own resistance. — Laura Schlessinger

Never ask anyone if you should do something, if ultimately you are afraid to do it. You'll save yourself a lot of trouble. — Laura Schlessinger

Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward. — Laura Schlessinger

It is attitude, infinitely more than circumstance, that determines the quality of life. Life is often quite tough, challenging us to choose between seemingly esoteric, intangible ideals and getting goodies or good vibes right now. You have character when you most often choose ideals. — Laura C. Schlessinger

Home-schooled students are able to successfully adapt emotionally, interpersonally, and academically to their first, and most challenging, semester in college. That is probably because, having had the consistent teaching and support of a family and a community, they have developed strengths and convictions that provide a bridge over the troubled waters of a multitude of challenges and temptations. — Laura Schlessinger

Crap happens in everybody's life all of the time, and the quality of that person is more based on how they behave under duress than when there's nothing bad going down. — Laura Schlessinger

Well, I'm a Harley Babe. — Laura Schlessinger

Everyone's related to someone who robbed a bank or did something. — Laura Schlessinger

I'm so happy, I can hardly spit. — Laura Schlessinger

Behavior is a symptom. If you look at it like a problem, you're just going to make a judgment. If you look at like a symptom, you can do something about it. — Laura Schlessinger

I spent two yours of my life being anorexic, but I would never dream of throwing up - my God! — Laura Schlessinger

Just hanging around the house is deadly--get out and experience the world together; do things you've never done before! — Laura C. Schlessinger

Perhaps the purpose of life is forged moment by moment. If you're going to wait till you find something "bigger than that" before you do anything, then you're doing a sixties kind of "I can't do anything till I find myself. — Laura C. Schlessinger

Oh, well, there's a difference between privacy and secrecy. — Laura Schlessinger

Arguing with a man doesn't work. — Laura Schlessinger

Learning to endure, transform by perspective or action, and be grateful is the fast lane to a good life. That's right. Having great luck and fortune is not the conduit to a loving and enjoyable life; gratitude is. — Laura C. Schlessinger

Stop saying "right" to me. I'm starting to feel hostile. — Laura Schlessinger

It doesn't matter how we were raised. We become the person we choose to be. — Laura Schlessinger

Depth has one address: fidelity in love ... — Laura Schlessinger

My father was right. Unfortunately, he died before I could tell him. — Laura Schlessinger

Children do not need half a dozen sports, music, art, or theater activities. Kids actually need more free playtime without adult instruction. — Laura Schlessinger