Joyce Brothers Quotes
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.
Don’t fool yourself that you are going to have it all. You are not.
The world at large does not judge us by who we are and what we know; it judges us by what we have.
It takes a certain type of spiritual grace to see beyond one’s own misery to the needs of others. Strong families try to live so they can look outward - and inward - every single day.
When you look at your life the greatest happinesses are family happinesses.
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.
The person interested in success has to learn to view failure as a healthy, inevitable part of the process of getting to the top.
When you come right down to it, the secret of having it all is loving it all.
Small problems provide a chance to grow; large ones are a lesson in courage.
Trust your hunches... Hunches are usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level.
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.
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.
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.
We control fifty percent of a relationship. We influence one hundred percent of it.
Anger repressed can poison a relationship as surely as the cruelest words.
Strong families use the word "we" a lot, but "I" is never forgotten.
An individual's self-concept is the core of his personality. It affects every aspect of human behavior: the ability to learn, the capacity to grow and change. A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success in life.
Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.
The best proof of love is trust.
In each of us are places where we have never gone. Only by pressing the limits do you ever find them.
