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
I think we should follow a simple rule: if we can take the worst, take the risk.
Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.
I don't give advice. I can't tell anybody what to do. Instead I say this is what we know about this problem at this time. And here are the consequences of these actions.
If your energy is as boundless as your ambition, total commitment may be a way of life you should seriously consider
Being taken for granted can be a compliment. It means that you've become a comfortable, trusted element in another person's life.
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.
The person interested in success has to learn to view failure as a healthy, inevitable part of the process of getting to the top.
Credit buying is much like being drunk. The buzz happens immediately and gives you a lift... The hangover comes the day after.
No matter how lovesick a woman is, she shouldn't take the first pill that comes along.
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.
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.
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.
I have emerged from the tunnel of grief into the light. Life is better. Not the same, but good and getting better all the time.
Feeling gratitude isn't born in us-it's something we are taught, and in turn, we teach our children.