Joyce Brothers

Virginity is such a personal thing. You can't judge anyone on it. A lot of young women feel they want to save themselves for the man who they think they'll love forever.

For men to be virgins, we think it's negative. We think that there's something wrong with them.

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 cynic finds love with the idealist. The rebel with the conformist. The social butterfly with the bookworm. They help each other balance their lives.

I've enjoyed the pleasures of working since I was 12 and earned all my own spending money since I was 14.

If Shakespeare had to go on an author tour to promote Romeo and Juliet, he never would have written Macbeth.

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.

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

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

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 at all.

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.

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.

No matter how love-sick a woman is, she shouldn't take the first pill that comes along.

There is such a thing as bad publicity.

Being taken for granted can be a compliment. It means that you've become a comfortable, trusted element in another person's life.

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.

I have found in work that you only get back what you put into it, but it does come back gift-wrapped.

Feeling gratitude isn't born in us - it's something we are taught, and in turn, we teach our children.

Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.

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