H. Jackson Brown Jr. Quotes

Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.

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

Live and learn and pass it on.

The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.

Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.

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.

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

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

The 3 most powerful resources you have available to you : love, prayer and forgiveness.

Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.

When complimented, a sincere "thank you" is the only response required.

Don't forget, a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.

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

Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.

I've learned that you know your husband still loves you when there are two brownies left and he takes the smaller one.

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.

Don’t waste time waiting for inspiration. Begin, and inspiration will find you.

Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something.

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.

When you're lost, admit it, and ask for directions.

Do battle against prejudice and discrimination wherever you find it.

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.

When someone hugs you, let them be the first to let go.

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

Encourage anyone who is trying to improve mentally, physically, or spiritually.

Life is slippery. We all need a loving hand to hold onto.

If you know someone who tries to drown their sorrows, you might tell them sorrows know how to swim.

#1425: When you really like someone, tell them. Sometimes you only get one chance.

A kiss on the beach when there is a full moon is the closest thing to heaven.

Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

#1487: Hug a cow.

I've learned... . That being kind is more important than being right.

Be tough minded but tenderhearted.

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.

Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.