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I don't give advice. I can't tell anybody what to do. Instead I say this is what we know about this problem at this time. And here are the consequences of these actions.

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Joyce Brothers
Age: 85 †
Born: 1927
Born: October 20
Died: 2013
Died: May 13
Actor
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Brooklyn
New York
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When you come right down to it, the secret to having it all is loving it all.
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My husband and I have never considered divorce... murder sometimes, but never divorce.
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Feeling gratitude isn't born in us-it's something we are taught, and in turn, we teach our children.
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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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Some men are self-made, but most are the revised work of a wife and children.
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