Helen Gurley Brown - Having It All (1982)

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Some bosses are so greedy (for themselves only) they forget underlings are not thirteenth-century peasants who can be satisfied with a glass of mead and three festivals a year.

Helen Gurley Brown
Whether in private conversation or in a group — if you are doing all the talking, you are boring somebody!

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The only reason a man doesn't call is that he doesn't want to.

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Good posture is the one most important thing anybody can do now to look better.

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Charm is the next best asset after looks and brains — and can almost make up for looks.

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We are told to value ourselves without feedback, but if nobody is making a pass at you or trying to take you to Bermuda, how are you supposed to feel? Confident?

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If I had to choose between sex and food, I would choose food, but I'd choose sex over nearly everything else.

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Never fail to know that if you are doing all the talking, you are boring somebody.

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Never throw anything good away — real wool, pure silk. Put it away and wait for it to come back.

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There is no better way to get to know someone than to have an affair... it can save years of lunches.

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Trying to describe a good marriage is like trying to describe your adrenal glands. You know they're in there functioning but you don't really understand how they work.

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Never expect anybody — except possibly your analyst — to be as thrilled about your sex life as you are.

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Don't do small stuff early in your energy cycle or you'll blow your 'golden hours,' but occasionally you have to do the 'possible' to develop the momentum for the killer task.

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I 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!

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