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Real intimacy depends on truth - lovingly told - especially in the bedroom.

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Joyce Brothers
Age: 85 †
Born: 1927
Born: October 20
Died: 2013
Died: May 13
Actor
Columnist
Journalist
Psychologist
Television Presenter
Brooklyn
New York
Joyce Diane Bauer
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Nothing brings families together faster than forgiveness. That should make it Step No. 1, but most of us find forgiving hard. We associate it with weakness and losing when, actually, the reverse is true. When you forgive, you gain strength and come out a winner. You break free of control by the other person's actions.
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The person interested in success has to learn to view failure as a healthy, inevitable part of the process of getting to the top.
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I don't believe in luck. We make our own good fortune.
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The simple but observable fact is that the more you love, the more you are able to love.
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Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.
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Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery. . . . If you want to influence someone, listen to what he says. . . . When he finishes talking, ask him about any points that you do not understand.
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