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Some men are self-made, but most are the revised work of a wife and children.

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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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Men
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Children
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Strong families use the word we a lot, but I is never forgotten. Family members know they have the freedom to go off on their own, even if the direction is one that we have never followed before. The family message is, We're behind you, so you can be you.
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Men are not conditioned to be less powerful than a woman. It will be the wise woman who realizes this and is sensitive to that issue.
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Studies indicate that the one quality all successful people have is persistence. They're willing to spend more time accomplishing a task and to persevere in the face of many difficult odds. There's a very positive relationship between people's ability to accomplish any task and the time they're willing to spend on it.
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Real intimacy depends on truth - lovingly told - especially in the bedroom.
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Music is stored in our long-term memory. When we learn something through music, we tend to remember it longer and believe it more deeply. Dr. Joyce Brothers
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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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The world at large does not judge us by who we are and what we know it judges us by what we have.
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Women who are confident of their abilities are more likely to succeed than those who lack confidence, even though the latter may be much more competent and talented and industrious.
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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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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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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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The only people who don't make mistakes are the people who don't do anything.
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If you change nothing, nothing changes.
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When you forgive, you gain strength and come out a winner.
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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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When success comes in the door, it seems, love often goes out the window.
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Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.
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Sex and love are like tea and milk. They can be mixed or they can be taken straight. Each has certain distinctive characteristics, but when they are combined they form a unique substance.
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Accept that all of us can be hurt, that all of us can and surely will at times fail. Other vulnerabilities, like being embarrassed or risking love, can be terrifying, too. I think we should follow a simple rule: if we can take the worst, take the risk.
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There's a very positive relationship between people's ability to accomplish any task and the time they're willing to spend on it.
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