Joy Browne Quotes

Just trying to do something - just being there, showing up - is how we get braver. Self-esteem is about doing.

Once you become aware of what means the most to you, you're less likely to put off something that's really valuable for something that matters much less... it's knowing the difference between what's important and what isn't that allows us to solve problems effectively.

If we give up the notion that everybody’s life is perfect but ours, we would be a lot happier. Nobody’s life is perfect.

The American notion of family is perhaps the most romanticized, deep-rooted, and misery-producing fantasy of the last hundred years.

When in doubt, do the obvious.

Getting enough of what you want without depriving anyone else is the ultimate act of selfishness and sanity.

Sex is ... scratching an itch Everything else is something we project on a very simple act. It's the psychology, not the biology, that's complicated.

Charity always feels better to the donor than to the recipient.

Superstition is just fantasy with attitude; it's a way of erroneously trying to control events.

A dedication to perfection means that we are doomed always to be just a heartbeat way - from exposure. Perfection is unchanging; lives are ongoing.

The thing about sex is not that you're naked physically, but if you do it right, that you're naked emotionally.

In its purest form, dating is auditioning for mating (and auditioning means we may or may not get the part).