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Abigail Van Buren
 American advice columnist

| “ | A bad habit never disappears miraculously; it's an undo-it-yourself project. | ” |
| “ | Fighting fire with fire only gets you ashes! | ” |
| “ | If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires. | ” |
| “ | The best index to a person's character is (a) how he treats people who can't do him any good, and (b) how he treats people who can't fight back. | ” |
| “ | It is true that I was born in Iowa, but I can't speak for my twin sister.
(Dear Abby) | ” |
| “ | Wisdom doesn't automatically come with old age. Nothing does - except wrinkles. It's true, some wines improve with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place.
1978 | ” |

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