Quotes from Dr. Joyce Brothers

When you come right down to it the secret of having it all is loving it all.

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.

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

Trust your hunches. ... Hunches are usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level. Warning! Do not confuse your hunches with wishful thinking. This is the road to disaster.

Trust your hunches. They're usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level.

Don't fool yourself that you are going to have it all. You are not. Psychologically, having it all is not even a valid concept. The marvelous thing about human beings is that we are perpetually reaching for the stars. The more we have, the more we want. And for this reason, we never have it all.

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.