H. Jackson Brown Jr. Quotes

“Someone will always be looking at you as an example of how to behave. Don't let him down.”

“All that mankind has ever learned is nothing more than a single grain of sand on a beach that reaches to infinity.”

“Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.”

“Commit yourself to a mighty purpose.”

“Remember that winners do what losers don't want to do.”

“Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.”

“Don't let weeds grow around your dreams.”

“Do you always want to be right or do you want to be happy?”

“Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best.”

“Don't think you can relax yourself to happiness. Happiness comes as a result of doing.”

“Hope is not a resting place but a starting point - a cactus, not a cushion.”

“Develop a sense of urgency in your life.”

“Strive for excellence, not perfection.”

“You can always tell when a man's well informed. His views are pretty much like your own.”

“Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.”

“Judge your success by the degree that you're enjoying peace, health, and love.”

“It's true; once you are a father, there's no turning back. Your heart strings as well as your purse strings are never again the same.”

“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get.”

“Earn your success based on service to others, not at the expense of others.”

“When you hug someone,never be the first to let go.”

“Swallowing angry words before you say them is better than having to eat them afterwards.”

“There is a fundamental question we all have to face. How are we to live our lives; by what principles and moral values will we be guided and inspired?”

“Never forget the nine most important words of any family- I love you. You are beautiful. Please forgive me.”

“Make allowances for your friends' imperfections as readily as you do for your own.”

“When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails”

“In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance.”

“Tell your wife often how terrific she looks.”

“Hire people more for their judgment than for their talents.”

“You cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up up them.”

“Share your knowledge and you become immortal.”

“While we may lose heart, we never have to lose hope.”

“Use your past successes as a trampoline, not an easy chair.”

“Celebrate even small victories.”

“Be willing to lose a battle in order to win the war.”

“Remember that just the moment you say, "I give up," someone else seeing the same situation is saying, "My, what a great opportunity."”

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

“Enjoy the satisfaction that comes from doing little things well.”

“Remember that no relationship is a total waste of time. You can always learn something about yourself.”

“When starting out, don't worry about not having enough money. Limited funds are a blessing, not a curse. Nothing encourages creative thinking in quite the same way.”

“Happiness is not based on possessions, power or prestige, but on relationships with people you love and respect.”

“No partnership matters more. The relationship with the one you marry provides 90 percent of your happiness and 90 percent of your misery.”

“I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech. [Optimism through positive expectations can help to bring about what is desired and makes the wait more enjoyable.]”

“I've learned that it doesn't matter how your husband squeezes the toothpaste, the important thing is how he squeezes you.”

“Seek opportunity, not security. A boat in the harbor is safe, but in time its bottom will rot out.”

“Spend your time and energy creating, not criticizing.”

“Don't flaunt your success, but don't apologize for it either.”

“Remember that how you say something is as important as what you say.”

“Remember that nothing really important ever happens until someone takes a chance.”

“Perform your job better than anyone else can. That's the best job security I know.”

“When there's a piano to be moved, don't reach for the stool.”