H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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Ask someone you'd like to know to list five people they would most like to meet. It will tell you a lot about them.
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Collection: Life Lesson
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Everyone wears an invisible sign that reads "Notice me. Make me feel important."
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Collection: Life Lesson
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Develop a sense of urgency in your life.
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Collection: Goals And Achievement
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Become the world's most thoughtful friend.
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Collection: Thoughtful
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Spend your time and energy creating, not criticizing.
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Collection: Creativity
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People take different roads seeking fulfilment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.
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Collection: Happiness
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Remember, a good marriage is like a campfire. Both grow cold if left unattended.
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Collection: Best Love
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Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did.
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Collection: Regret
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Don't think you can relax yourself to happiness. Happiness comes as a result of doing.
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Collection: Life Lesson
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Love your work, then you will find pleasure in mastering it.
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Collection: Work
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Give children toys that are powered by their imagination, not by batteries.
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Collection: Children
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If you are angry, why not try this. Write a letter. Pour out all of your feelings, describe your anger and disappointment. Don't hold anything back. Then put the letter in a drawer. After two days, take it out and read it. Do you still want to send it? I've found that anger and pie crusts soften after two days.
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Collection: Disappointment
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May your dreams defy the laws of gravity.
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Collection: Dream
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Work at something you enjoy and that's worthy of your time and talent.
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Collection: Talent
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Be quick to take advantage of an advantage.
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Collection: Opportunity
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Pay as much attention to the things that are working positively in your life as you do to the things that give you trouble.
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Collection: Positive Thinking
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You cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up up them.
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Collection: Love
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No partnership matters more. The relationship with the one you marry provides 90 percent of your happiness and 90 percent of your misery.
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Collection: Matter
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Don't let weeds grow around your dreams.
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Collection: Weed
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Once a month, go to lunch with someone who knows more about your business than you do.
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Collection: Life Lesson
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Commit yourself to a mighty purpose.
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Collection: Purpose
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Every so often, push your luck.
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Collection: Life Lesson
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Volunteer. Sometimes the jobs no one wants conceal big opportunities.
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Collection: Jobs
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I've learned that you know your husband still loves you when there are two brownies left and he takes the smaller one.
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Collection: Husband
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Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates
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Collection: Octopus
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You can't hide broccoli in your glass of milk.
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Collection: Glasses
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Overpay good baby-sitters.
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Collection: Baby
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What you must do, do cheerfully.
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Collection: Optimism
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When lending people money, be sure their character exceeds their collateral.
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Collection: Life Lesson
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Be kinder than necessary.
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Collection: Life Lesson
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Never be ashamed of your patriotism.
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Collection: Ashamed
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Inflation hasn't ruined everything. A dime can still be used as a screwdriver.
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Collection: Funny
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Every so often, let your spirit of adventure triumph over your good sense.
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Collection: Life Lesson
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Remember that nothing really important ever happens until someone takes a chance.
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Collection: Courage
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Pride makes us do things well. But it is love that makes us do them to perfection.
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Collection: Pride
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Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.
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Collection: Inspirational
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Share your knowledge and you become immortal.
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Collection: Life Lesson
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If your life is free of failures, you're not taking enough risks.
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Collection: Failure
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Keep a note pad and pencil on your bedside table. Million-dollar ideas sometimes strike at 3 A.M.
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Collection: Creativity
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Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.
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Collection: Giving Up
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Become someone's hero.
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Collection: Life Lesson
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Remember that just the moment you say, "I give up," someone else seeing the same situation is saying, "My, what a great opportunity."
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Collection: Giving Up
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Make a list of twenty-five things you want to experience before you die. Carry it in your wallet or purse and refer to it often.
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Collection: Twenties
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Perform your job better than anyone else can. That's the best job security I know.
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Collection: Jobs
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No matter how old you get, hug and kiss your mother whenever you greet her.
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Collection: Mother
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The shortest way to get anywhere is to have good company.
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Collection: Life Lesson
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Don't do business with anyone who has a history of suing people.
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Collection: Business
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Get your priorities straight. No one ever said on his death bed, 'Gee, if I'd only spent more time at the office.'
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Collection: Office
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Tape record your parents' laughter
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Collection: Laughter