Joyce Brothers Quotes
20 September 1928 - 13 May, 2013
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Marriage is not just spiritual communion and passionate embraces; marriage is also three meals a day, sharing the workload and remembering to carry out the trash.
Joyce Brothers— "When Your Husband's Affection Cools" in Good Housekeeping (May 1972)
Anger repressed can poison a relationship as surely as the cruelest words.
Joyce Brothers— "When Your Husband's Affection Cools" in Good Housekeeping (May 1972)
In each of us are places where we have never gone. Only by pressing the limits do you ever find them.
Joyce Brothers— As quoted in Say It Right : A Guide To Effective Oral Business Presentations (1994) by Garth A. Hanson, Kaye T. Hanson and Ted D. Stoddard
When you look at your life the greatest happinesses are family happinesses.
Joyce Brothers— As quoted in Three Hundred and Twenty-Five Prompts for Personal Journals (1995) by James A. Senn, p. 44
When you come right down to it, the secret of having it all is loving it all.
Joyce Brothers— As quoted in Anything Is Possible: Humor and Wisdom for Success and Prosperity (1997) by Meiji Stewart, p. 73
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.
Joyce Brothers— As quoted in Succeeding Sane : Making Room for Joy in a Crazy World (1998) by Bonnie St. John Deane, p. 122
We control fifty percent of a relationship. We influence one hundred percent of it.
Joyce Brothers— As quoted in Letting Go of Debt : Growing Richer One Day at a Time by Karen Casanova, (2000, pg. 17).
If Shakespeare had to go on an author tour to promote Romeo and Juliet, he never would have written Macbeth.
Joyce Brothers— As quoted in The Shakespeare Book of Lists : The Ultimate Guide to the Bard, His Plays, and How They'Ve Been Interpreted (And Misinterpreted) Through the Ages (2001) by Michael Lomonico
The best proof of love is trust.
Joyce Brothers— As quoted in Chicken Soup for the Gardener's Soul : 101 Stories to Sow Seeds of Love, Hope and Laughter' (2001) by Jack Canfield, p. 25
Before your dreams can come true, you have to have those dreams.
Joyce Brothers— As quoted in Bursting at the Seams : A Wealth of Wit and Wisdom by, for, and about Women (2004) edited by Killy John and Alie Stibbe
Love comes when manipulation stops; when you think more about the other person than about his or her reactions to you. When you dare to reveal yourself fully. When you dare to be vulnerable.
Joyce Brothers— As quoted in Courage: The Choice That Makes the Difference (2004) by Dwight GoldWinde, p. 93
Being taken for granted can be a compliment. It means that you've become a comfortable, trusted element in another person's life.
Joyce Brothers— As quoted in On Being Blonde: Wit and Wisdom from the World's Most Infamous Blondes (2004) by Paula Munier, p. 69
Credit buying is much like being drunk. The buzz happens immediately and gives you a lift... The hangover comes the day after.
Joyce Brothers— As quoted in On Being Blonde: Wit and Wisdom from the World's Most Infamous Blondes (2004) by Paula Munier, p. 69
No matter how love-sick a woman is, she shouldn't take the first pill that comes along.
Joyce Brothers— As quoted in On Being Blonde: Wit and Wisdom from the World's Most Infamous Blondes (2004) by Paula Munier, p. 70
The world at large does not judge us by who we are and what we know; it judges us by what we have.
Joyce Brothers— As quoted in On Being Blonde: Wit and Wisdom from the World's Most Infamous Blondes (2004) by Paula Munier, p. 70
Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.
Joyce Brothers— As quoted in The Pocket Philosopher/ Psychologist (2004) by Mark J. Merten, p. 87
The person interested in success has to learn to view failure as a healthy, inevitable part of the process of getting to the top.
Joyce Brothers— As quoted in Business Class : Etiquette Essentials for Success at Work (2005) by Jacqueline Whitmore, p. 25
Those who have easy, cheerful attitudes tend to be happier than those with less pleasant temperaments, regardless of money, "making it", or success.
Joyce Brothers— As quoted in Wisdom for the Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual Healing (2006) by Larry Chang, p. 71
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.
Joyce Brothers— As quoted in Wisdom for the Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual Healing (2006) by Larry Chang, p. 415
Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.
Joyce Brothers— As quoted in Wisdom for the Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual Healing (2006) by Larry Chang, p. 469
If your energy is as boundless as your ambition, total commitment may be a way of life you should seriously consider.
Joyce Brothers— As quoted in It's All About You: Live the Life You Crave (2007) by Mary Goulet and Heather Reider
