Helen Gurley Brown Quotes

Boys always like to see girls kiss. I don't get it; girls don't want to see boys kiss.

One night stands are not for me. I think it's gross when you just give it up.

I don't get straight people, but I understand what they look like.

Like a lot of women, I'm bisexual. Once I have sex with you - bye!

That was probably the mistake of my generation, that we thought that having sex with anyone would be intimate and it wasn't.

Love is not necessary for sex.

The inscrutable laws of sex have so arranged that even a timid woman is not afraid of a fierce and haughty man.

Scientists still know less about what attracts men than they do about what attracts mosquitoes.

Human paint, produce films and videos; they dance, dream and make music; they engage in political action, exchange goods, perform rituals, build houses start wars, act in plays, try to please patrons- and so on... They contain patterns, press the practitioners to "conform" and in this way mold their thought, their perception, their actions, and their discriminative abilities.

I think there is limits to the assumption that wherever you are, the situation in a way tells you how to behave.

In every age of transition men are never so firmly bound to one way of life as when they are about to abandon it.

Seems to be a deep instinct in human beings for making everything compulsory that isn't forbidden.

I do not see how it's possible to have a "friends with benefits" lifestyle, because if the sex is great, it's going to naturally expand into a more meaningful relationship. Otherwise, it's just a booty call.

Morality represents for everybody a thoroughly definite and ascertained idea: the idea of human conduct regulated in a certain manner.

Curiosity and courtesy are very often at variance.

Human behavior is subject to the same laws as any other natural phenomenon. Our customs, behaviors, and values are byproducts of our culture. No one is born with greed, prejudice, bigotry, patriotism and hatred; these are all learned behavior patterns. If the environment is unaltered, similar behavior will reoccur.

society has no qualms about a masseuse who is paid for touching people, or about laborers, or professional athletes or dancers, all of whom make a living with their bodies. Why should we make an exception for sex?

The time has come, I think, when we must recognize bisexuality as a normal form of human behavior.

I find it pretty fascinating how humans keep gravitating towards these giant centers. I went to this walled medieval village in France this year, and it was truly the most crazy, beautiful, bizarre place I've ever been.

I can be attracted to a woman sexually, but it doesn't mean I want to be in love with a woman.

To be honest, I thought it was similar to animal husbandry." Sally's tone turned dry. "Sometimes, my lady I'm afraid it isn't that different." Pippa paused, considering the ords. "Is that so?" "Men are uncomplicated, generally," Sally said, all too sage. "They're beasts when they want to be." "Brute ones!" "Ah, so you understand." Pippa tilted her head to one side. "I've read about them." Sally nodded. "Erotic texts?" "The book of Common Prayer.

I don't believe [monogamy] is realistic. But, I believe that we, as people, have the power to make it happen.

What I expect from my male friends is that they are polite and clean. What I expect from my female friends is unconditional love, the ability to finish my sentences for me when I am sobbing, a complete and total willingness to pour their hearts out to me, and the ability to tell me why the meat thermometer isn't supposed to touch the bone.