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I don't believe in luck. We make our own good fortune.

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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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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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No matter how lovesick a woman is, she shouldn't take the first pill that comes along!
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Women do not dress specifically for men or against other women. They dress for their subconscious.
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Never try to negotiate with anyone after he or she has eaten. People are best persuaded on an empty stomach. And forget power breakfasts. There is no convincing anyone of anything before 10 A.M.
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Some men are self-made, but most are the revised work of a wife and children.
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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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Whatever a man thinks about sex, you can be sure that he thinks about sex almost constantly.
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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 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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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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Love, real love, is not simply a state of bliss. It is an ever-changing state, the result of time and emotional development, of trust and commitment.
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When you look at your life the greatest happinesses are family happinesses.
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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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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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Credit buying is much like being drunk. The buzz happens immediately and gives you a lift... The hangover comes the day after.
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The best proof of love is trust.
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I've enjoyed the pleasures of working since I was 12 and earned all my own spending money since I was 14.
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In each of us there are places we have never gone. Only by pressing the limits do you ever find them.
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The cynic finds love with the idealist. The rebel with the conformist. The social butterfly with the bookworm. They help each other balance their lives.
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