Joyce Brothers
Joyce Brothers
Joyce Diane Brotherswas an American psychologist, television personality and columnist, who wrote a daily newspaper advice column from 1960 to 2013. In 1955, she became the only woman ever to win the top prize on the American game show The $64,000 Question, answering questions on the topic of boxing, which was suggested as a stunt by the show's producers. In 1958, she presented a television show on which she dispensed psychological advice, pioneering the field. She wrote a column for...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPsychologist
Date of Birth20 September 1927
CountryUnited States of America
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.
Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.
Being taken for granted can be a compliment. It means that you've become a comfortable, trusted element in another person's life.
There's a very positive relationship between people's ability to accomplish any task and the time they're willing to spend on it.
Studies indicate that the one quality all successful people have is persistence.
My husband and I have never considered divorce... murder sometimes, but never divorce.
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.
The greatest happiness is family happiness.
When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses.
I have found in work that you only get back what you put into it, but it does come back gift-wrapped.
In each of us there are places we have never gone. Only by pressing the limits do you ever find them.
A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success.
Marriage is not just spiritual communion, it is also remembering to take out the trash.
Trust your hunches. They're usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level.