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I have found in work that you only get back what you put into it, but it does come back gift-wrapped.

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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
Joyce Bauer
Joyce Diane Brothers
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Whatever a man thinks about sex, you can be sure that he thinks about sex almost constantly.
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When you look at your life the greatest happinesses are family happinesses.
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Happiness hides in life’s small details. If you’re not looking, it becomes invisible.
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As a celebrity, you get a certain number of free passes. You're actually in a better position if you're a celebrity because people care.
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No matter how lovesick a woman is, she shouldn't take the first pill that comes along!
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No matter how much pressure you feel at work, if you could find ways to relax for at least five minutes every hour, you’d be more productive.
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Some men are self-made, but most are the revised work of a wife and children.
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If a child is given love, he becomes loving ... If he's helped when he needs help, he becomes helpful. And if he has been truly valued at home ... he grows up secure enough to look beyond himself to the welfare of others.
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Any man who watches more than three consecutive football games on TV in one day can be declared legally dead.
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Don't always try to be popular. It isn't possible for everyone to like you. It's far more important for you to like yourself. And when you respect yourself, strangely, you get more respect than when you court it from others.
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If you change nothing, nothing changes.
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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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The need to connect with one another intimately is what makes and keeps us human. The challenge throughout life is to find the courage to reach out to potential partners when our primary relationship ends and to recharge our tried-and-true unions when their sizzle starts to fizzle.
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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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