Joyce Brothers Quotes - Page 3

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

Real intimacy is only possible to the degree that we can be honest about what we are doing and feeling.

No matter how lovesick a woman is, she shouldn't take the first pill that comes along!

Scientists still know less about what attracts men than they do about what attracts mosquitoes.

A person's self-concept is the core of his personality.

I think we should follow a simple rule: if we can take the worst, take the risk.

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.

If your energy is as boundless as your ambition, total commitment may be a way of life you should seriously consider.

Never try to negotiate with anyone after he or she has eaten. People are best persuaded on an empty stomach. And forget power breakfasts. There is no convincing anyone of anything before 10 A.M.

The world at large does not judge us by who we are and what we know; it judges us by what we have.

A woman should never underestimate the power of the child in the man. Sometimes the child seems to be in the driver's seat at the very moment when all a man's adult judgment and insight is needed.

I don't believe in luck. We make our own good fortune.

Those who have easy, cheerful attitudes tend to be happier than those with less pleasant temperaments, regardless of money, making it, or success.

There is such a thing as bad publicity.

Men have two basic needs. Neither of them, no matter what they say, is sex. They need love and they need work. And work takes priority over love. If a woman could know only one fact about men and work, it should be that work is the most seductive mistress most men ever have.

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.

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.

The topic of trust is an important factor in all matters of the heart - and here's why. Men lie to women. Women lie to men. And most people agree that some lying is even necessary - to avoid petty squabbles and to grease the wheels of a relationship.

Those who are the most happy appear to know it the least; happiness is something that for the most part seems to mainly consist in not knowing it.

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.

There is a rule in sailing where the more maneuverable ship should give way to the less maneuverable craft. I think this is sometimes a good rule to follow in human relationships as well.

As a celebrity, you get a certain number of free passes. You're actually in a better position if you're a celebrity because people care.

Real intimacy depends on truth - lovingly told - especially in the bedroom.

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."

Women do not dress specifically for men or against other women. They dress for their subconscious.