American columnist & editor (1926- )
The world is full of people looking for spectacular happiness while they snub contentment.
DOUG LARSON
attributed, Touchstones: A Book of Daily Meditations for Men
Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog.
DOUG LARSON
attributed, The Biteback Dictionary of Humorous Business Quotations
Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.
DOUG LARSON
Woman's Day Magazine, Apr. 1, 2007
If the English language made any sense, lackadaisical would have something to do with a shortage of flowers.
DOUG LARSON
attributed, Words from the Wise
A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your successes.
DOUG LARSON
attributed, Quotable Quotes
Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.
DOUG LARSON
attributed, Meditations for Living in Balance
Few things are more satisfying than seeing your children have teenagers of their own.
DOUG LARSON
attributed, Raising Kids That Succeed
The trouble with learning from experience is that you never graduate.
DOUG LARSON
attributed, The Ship of Thought
The trouble with the last snowfall of the season is that you can't be sure.
DOUG LARSON
attributed, The Reader's Digest, 1998
A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.
DOUG LARSON
attributed, Look at the Bees
Utility is when you have one telephone, luxury is when you have two, opulence is when you have three -- and paradise is when you have none.
DOUG LARSON
attributed, Asterisk: The Future of Telephony
If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles.
DOUG LARSON
attributed, Quotable Quotes
Setting a good example for your children does nothing but increase their embarrassment.
DOUG LARSON
attributed, Quotable Quotes: Wit and Wisdom from the Greatest Minds of Our Time
An optimist thinks this is the best of all worlds. A pessimist fears the same may be true.
DOUG LARSON
attributed, Quotable Quotes
Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties.
DOUG LARSON
attributed, Great Funny Quotes
The reason people blame things on previous generations is that there's only one other choice.
DOUG LARSON
attributed, Laugh Off: The Comedy Showdown Between Real Life and the Pros
There must be a happy medium somewhere between being totally informed and blissfully unaware.
DOUG LARSON
attributed, The Reader's Digest, 1983
For disappearing acts, it's hard to beat what happens to the eight hours supposedly left after eight of sleep and eight of work.
DOUG LARSON
attributed, Almanac of the Infamous, the Incredible, and the Ignored
A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows.
DOUG LARSON
attributed, The Ultimate Book of Quotations
The only nice thing about being imperfect is the joy it brings others.
DOUG LARSON
attributed, Quotable Quotes