Quotes of Mary Schmich - somelinesforyou

“ Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '97: Wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The longterm benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now. Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine. Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday. ”

- Mary Schmich

“ Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you'll have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either of them might run out. ”

- Mary Schmich

“ Barbie is just a doll. ”

- Mary Schmich

“ Like many women my age, I am 28 years old. ”

- Mary Schmich

“ That's the central mystery of this whole situation,... Digital Jam. ”

- Mary Schmich

“ Don't be reckless with other people's hearts, don't put up with those who are reckless with yours. ”

- Mary Schmich

“ The movies we love and admire are to some extent a function of who we are when we see them. ”

- Mary Schmich

“ Don't be reckless with other people's hearts, don't put up with those who are reckless with yours. ”

- Mary Schmich

“ The cell phone has transformed public places into giant phone-a-thons in which callers exist within narcissistic cocoons of private conversations. Like faxes, computer modems and other modern gadgets that have clogged out lives with phony urgency, cell phones represent the 20th Century's escalation of imaginary need… ”

- Mary Schmich

“ Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere. ”

- Mary Schmich

“ Good art is art that allows you to enter it from a variety of angles and to emerge with a variety of views. ”

- Mary Schmich

“ Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere. ”

- Mary Schmich

“ Don't waste time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. ”

- Mary Schmich

“ You can map your life through your favorite movies, and no two people's maps will be the same. ”

- Mary Schmich

“ That's the central mystery of this whole situation,... Digital Jam. ”

- Mary Schmich

“ That's the central mystery of this whole situation,... Digital Jam. ”

- Mary Schmich

“ TV happens. And once it's happened, it's gone. When it's gone, you move on, no tears, no tantrums, no videotape. ”

- Mary Schmich

“ If this escapade has taught me anything, it's that you never know what's in the future. ”

- Mary Schmich

“ Don't waste time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. ”

- Mary Schmich

“ TV happens. And once it's happened, it's gone. When it's gone, you move on, no tears, no tantrums, no videotape. ”

- Mary Schmich

“ Do not read beauty magazines. They only make you feel ugly. ”

- Mary Schmich

“ Don't waste time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. ”

- Mary Schmich

“ Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. The older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young. ”

- Mary Schmich

“ Don't be reckless with other people's hearts, don't put up with those who are reckless with yours. ”

- Mary Schmich

“ Don't be reckless with other people's hearts, don't put up with those who are reckless with yours. ”

- Mary Schmich

“ If this escapade has taught me anything, it's that you never know what's in the future. ”

- Mary Schmich

“ Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere. ”

- Mary Schmich

“ Don't waste time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. ”

- Mary Schmich

“ If this escapade has taught me anything, it's that you never know what's in the future. ”

- Mary Schmich

“ That's the central mystery of this whole situation,... Digital Jam. ”

- Mary Schmich
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