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"There was a time when the one singular thing that held a marriage together was the threat of getting the kids."
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"Solitude is a wonderful treasure the world is still yet to discover."

"We must stop calling bribes in our higher institutions "helping my child to gain admission."

"You are created to reflect heaven on earth."

"I see that the culture that is prevalent right now in Nigeria and indeed Africa is the culture of GET RICH QUICK."

"As a matter of fact life itself is measured by time."

"Solitude allows you to be able to arrange your life only around your destiny."

"If you don't monitor your life, you will regret it. If you don't measure your life, you will regret it."

"Always ask yourself what you have achieved within a given time and the product of your life."

"We need to analyze our picture of the world."

"Neglect is a major reason for some of the most painful experiences we suffer in life."
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"There's something wrong with a mother who washes out a measuring cup with soap and water after she's only measured water in it."


"For years my wedding ring has done its job. It has led me not into temptation. It has reminded my husband numerous times at parties that it's time to go home. It has been a source of relief to a dinner companion. It has been a status symbol in the maternity ward."


"My theory on housework is, if the item doesn't multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares. Why should you?"


"Once you get a spice in your home, you have it forever. Women never throw out spices. The Egyptians were buried with their spices. I know which one I'm taking with me when I go."


"Like religion, politics, and family planning, cereal is not a topic to be brought up in public. It's too controversial."


"Being a child at home alone in the summer is a high-risk occupation. If you call your mother at work thirteen times an hour, she can hurt you."


"I was terrible at straight items. When I wrote obituaries, my mother said the only thing I ever got them to do was die in alphabetical order."
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