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Helen Gurley Brown (February 18, 1922 – August 13, 2012) was an American author, publisher, and businesswoman. She was the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine for 32 years.

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My father died when I was 10; my sister got polio a couple of years later and was paralyzed. So there I was - my sister in a wheel chair, my father gone, and my mother a quiet little mouse. You see, it was the '30s in the South, so my mother was not prepared to cope. So I was scared to death. And being that scared, everything afterward became a struggle not to go down the drain. Struggling became a way of life for me.

Cope, Couple, Father, Mother, Prepared

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?

Bermuda, Feedback, Pass, Supposed, Trying

Sex is one of the three best things out there, and I don't even know what the other two are.

Know, Sex, Three, Two

There are not that many people who know how to edit. It's a funny tiny little obscure talent but it's very special. You have to have the feeling of popular taste.

Feeling, Feelings, Funny, Obscure, People, Special You

A man likes to sleep with a brainy girl. She’s a challenge. If he makes good with her, he figures he must be good himself.

Brainy, Girl, Man, Men, Shes, Sleep

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.

Adrenal, Adrenal Glands, Functioning, Good, Good Marriage, Trying

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

Choose, Food, Ifs, Nearly, Sex

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

Brain, Brains, Charm, Looks, Make, Next

good girls go to heaven and bad girls go everywhere

Everywhere, Funny, Girl, Girls, Good, Hilarious

Feeling insecure is good for you. It forces you to do something better, drives you to use all your talents.

Drives, Feelings, Good, Insecure, Use

Nearly every glamorous, wealthy, successful career woman you might envy now started out as some kind of schlep.

Careers, Envy, Glamorous, Successful, Woman

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

Body, Good, Important, Looks, Posture, Thing

The faster you get back to people, the less brilliant you have to be.

Back, Brilliant, Faster, People

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

Call, Dating, Man, Men, Reason, Want

You know you can't hope yourself a better life - you must take yourself there.

Better Life, Hope, Know, Knows, Life, Take

Talkers expand like bread dough.

Bread, Dough, Like, Talkers, Talking

Work with the raw material you have, namely you, and never let up.

Let, Materials, Namely, Raw, Raw Materials, Work

Money, if it does not bring you happiness, will at least help you be miserable in comfort.

Comfort, Funny, Help, Inspiring, Miserable, Money

Every morning when I'm thrashing around on the floor doing my solid hour of heavy exercises I'm not really doing that for anyone but myself. It makes me feel good.

Exercise, Exercises, Feel Good, Good, Morning

People never get tired of looking at beautiful pictures of gorgeous girls.

Beautiful, Girl, Gorgeous, Pictures, Tired

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