My father died when I was 10; my sister got polio a couple of years later and was paralyzed. So there I was - my sister in a wheel chair, my father gone, and my mother a quiet little mouse.… — Helen Gurley Brown Copy Share Image
It's unrealistic to think you can only have one good product. People are not that poor. They can buy what they want. — Helen Gurley Brown Copy Share Image
The only thing that separates successful people from the ones who aren't is the willingness to work very, very hard. — Helen Gurley Brown Copy Share Image
After you're older, two things are possibly more important than any others: health and money. — Helen Gurley Brown Copy Share Image
There is no better way to get to know someone than to have an affair ... it can save years of lunches. — Helen Gurley Brown Copy Share Image
Do what's in front of you as well as possible. Keep going until you realize what you're best at. — Helen Gurley Brown Copy Share Image
Never expect anybody - except possibly your analyst - to be as thrilled about your sex life as you are. — Helen Gurley Brown Copy Share Image
Being somebody is better than not being somebody vis à vis what you want out of life. If you want to talk to interesting… — Helen Gurley Brown Copy Share Image
I think a single woman's biggest problem is coping with the people who are trying to marry her off! — Helen Gurley Brown Copy Share Image
My own philosophy is if you're not having sex, you're finished. It separates the girls from the old people. — Helen Gurley Brown Copy Share Image
My father died when I was 10; my sister got polio a couple of years later and was paralyzed. So there I was -… — Helen Gurley Brown Copy Share Image
I care. I care a lot. I think of Cosmopolitan all day, and I run scared. So it's a combination of fright, caring and… — Helen Gurley Brown Copy Share Image
You can have your titular recognition. I'll take the money and the power. — Helen Gurley Brown Copy Share Image
you want to write a book for so many reasons ... The main reason ... is because it will make you well-known and beloved… — Helen Gurley Brown Copy Share Image
