"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."

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Source: The Successful Woman : How You Can Have a Career, a Husband, and a Family - and Not Feel Guilty About It by Joyce Brothers, (p. 18), 1988.

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Joyce Brothers

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Joyce Brothers was a pioneering psychologist and author, known for her insights on love and relationships, which transformed public understanding of emotional well-being.

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