"I have found in work that you only get back what you put into it, but it does come back gift-wrapped."

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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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