I think I'm a fairly average person, I think I have only a medium IQ. I didn't go to college, obviously.
Helen Gurley BrownIt's unrealistic to think you can only have one good product. People are not that poor. They can buy what they want.
Helen Gurley BrownBeing somebody is better than not being somebody vis ร vis what you want out of life. If you want to talk to interesting people and have them talk to you, and if you want enough money to live someplace pleasant and to go on trips and be able to help people you love, you simply have to be somebody.
Helen Gurley BrownI think you keep two sets of books. In one set, you record the truth -- how well you are really doing. This is the secret set -- just for you and loved ones. In the other set are more modest entries and statements, and these are for public consumption!
Helen Gurley Brown