80 Quotes by Peg Bracken

Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.

Every idea is my last. I feel sure of it. So, I try to do the best with each as it comes and that's where my responsibility ends. But I just don't wait for ideas. I look for them. Constantly. And if I don't use the ideas that I find, they're going to quit showing up.

Facts must be faced. Vegetables simply don't taste as good as most other things do.

How to Comfort Yourself When You Have Acted Like a JackassEveryone does this occasionally, and you shouldn't feel too upset about it unless it happens quite often, such as three times a day, in which case you must simply get used to it. Remember, other people like you as well or better for it, because it makes them feel so superior; so you've spread a little sunshine. And at the very least, you've served as a bad example.

The fact is, the cocktail party has much in its favor. Going to one is a good way of indicating that you're still alive and about, if such is the case, and that you're glad other people are, without having to spend an entire evening proving it.

It is a rare expert who clearly realizes how inexpert someone else can be.

On their return from a trip, it is wise to see friends promptly, before they've had time to get their pictures developed.

I didn't learn for years that you generally find your Self after you quit looking for it.

Many a restaurant seems to employ more copy writers than cooks.