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

- Joy Browne

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

- Joy Browne

You're much more interesting when you're online - all of us are.

- Joy Browne

Adulthood was invented to repair the wounds of childhood.

- Joy Browne

When in doubt, do the obvious.

- Joy Browne

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

- Joy Browne

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

- Joy Browne

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

- Joy Browne

Take your hurt feelings and channel them into political activism.

- Joy Browne