Mardy Grothe Born : May 2, 1942 Browse All Authors Top 54 quotes by Mardy Grothe Sometimes I wonder which is worse - confrontational people who are afraid of caring or caring people who are afraid of confrontation. Mardy Grothe caring sometimes people Never let the worst of you get the best of you. Mardy Grothe worst The secret of a successful relationship is avoiding the unforgivable and forgiving the unavoidable. Mardy Grothe forgiving successful secret Throughout history, most of the wrongs of the world have resulted from people absolutely sure they were in the right. Mardy Grothe people world Men are like microwave ovens; they heat up immediately, but things start to boil over after about three minutes. Women are like conventional ovens; they take twenty minutes to heat up, but can go on cooking for hours. Mardy Grothe twenties cooking men It is one of history's greatest ironies that, over the centuries, the pursuit of pleasure has resulted in more pain than enjoyment. Mardy Grothe irony pleasure pain Never confuse the importance of things with things of importance. Mardy Grothe importance People who are most interested in telling the truth about others are generally the least interested in having the truth told about themselves. Mardy Grothe telling-the-truth people People who parade their holiness are operating dangerously close to the sin of pride. Mardy Grothe holiness pride people Some people have a perverse talent; they're capable of shooting themselves in the foot and stabbing themselves in the back at the exact same time. Mardy Grothe shooting feet people People sometimes forget when you remember, but they always remember when you forget. Mardy Grothe remember sometimes people The best thing about the battle between the sexes is often the sex between the battles. Mardy Grothe best-things battle sex When we successfully deceive others, they are not aware of it; the same is true with self-deception. Mardy Grothe deception deceiving self When all things are considered, happiness is a better indicator of success than success has ever been of happiness. Mardy Grothe indicators all-things We tend to see our character flaws as simple defects, and the simple defects of others as character flaws. Mardy Grothe flaws simple character We can never truly understand the people we hate; we can never truly hate the people we understand. Mardy Grothe hate people When we're young, everything is possible; when we're old, possibilities are everything. Mardy Grothe possibility young The most important dreams occur while people are fully awake. Mardy Grothe important dream people The high cost of living is a minor problem when compared to the cost of high living. Mardy Grothe cost-of-living cost problem The fastest way to lose an argument is to lose your temper. Mardy Grothe argument temper way
