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. — Joyce Brothers Copy Share Image
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. — Joyce Brothers Copy Share Image
Those who are the most happy appear to know it the least; happiness is something that for the most part seems to mainly consist… — Joyce Brothers Copy Share Image
Strong families use the word "we" a lot, but "I" is never forgotten. Family members know they have the freedom to go off on… — Joyce Brothers Copy Share Image
No matter how love-sick a woman is, she shouldn't take the first pill that comes along. — Joyce Brothers Copy Share Image
I watched the Trade Center buildings go down from my balcony, and it was a terrifying moment. I couldn't get my mind around it… — Joyce Brothers Copy Share Image
Being taken for granted can be a compliment. It means that you've become a comfortable, trusted element in another person's life. — Joyce Brothers Copy Share Image
Trust your hunches... Hunches are usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level. — Joyce Brothers Copy Share Image
The person interested in success has to learn to view failure as a healthy, inevitable part of the process of getting to the top. — Joyce Brothers Copy Share Image
Any man who watches more than three consecutive football games on TV in one day can be declared legally dead. — Joyce Brothers Copy Share Image
Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery. . . . If you want to influence someone, listen to what he says.… — Joyce Brothers Copy Share Image
If a child is given love, he becomes loving ... If he's helped when he needs help, he becomes helpful. And if he has… — Joyce Brothers Copy Share Image
In each of us there are places we have never gone. Only by pressing the limits do you ever find them. — Joyce Brothers Copy Share Image
