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70 H. Jackson Brown Jr. Quotes (INSPIRATIONAL)

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Top 10 Most Famous H. Jackson Brown Jr. Quotes (BEST)

“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.”

H. Jackson Brown Jr.
When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails.
When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails.
The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.
The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.
Don't flaunt your success, but don't apologize for it either.
Don’t flaunt your success, but don’t apologize for it either.
Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something.
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, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.”

H. Jackson Brown Jr.
Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.
Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.
In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance.
In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance.
Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.
Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.
Measure your wealth by what you'd have left if you lost all your money.
Measure your wealth by what you’d have left if you lost all your money.

7 Inspirational H. Jackson Brown Jr. Quotes About Life

Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best.
Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best.
We're constantly striving for success, fame and comfort when all we really need to be happy is someone or some thing to be enthusiastic about.
We’re constantly striving for success, fame and comfort when all we really need to be happy is someone or some thing to be enthusiastic about.
Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
Ask yourself if you would feel comfortable giving your two best friends a key to your house. If not, look for some new best friends.
Ask yourself if you would feel comfortable giving your two best friends a key to your house. If not, look for some new best friends.
See any detour as an opportunity to experience new things.
See any detour as an opportunity to experience new things.
Always have something beautiful in sight, even if it's just a daisy in a jelly glass.
Always have something beautiful in sight, even if it’s just a daisy in a jelly glass.
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get.
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get.

3 H. Jackson Brown Jr. Quotes on Luck and Chance

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
Luck marches with those who give their very best.
Luck marches with those who give their very best.
When you really like someone, tell them. Sometimes you only get one chance.
When you really like someone, tell them. Sometimes you only get one chance.

11 H. Jackson Brown Jr. Quotes About Love

A kiss on the beach when there is a full moon is the closest thing to heaven.
A kiss on the beach when there is a full moon is the closest thing to heaven.
Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.
Love is when the other person’s happiness is more important than your own.
You cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them.
Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery.
Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery.
I've learned that you know your husband still loves you when there are two brownies left and he takes the smaller one.
I’ve learned that you know your husband still loves you when there are two brownies left and he takes the smaller one.
If you kiss someone on the back of the neck, it spreads.
If you kiss someone on the back of the neck, it spreads.
Life is slippery. We all need a loving hand to hold onto.
Life is slippery. We all need a loving hand to hold onto.
Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
Mature love is composed and sustaining; a celebration of commitment, companionship, and trust.
Mature love is composed and sustaining; a celebration of commitment, companionship, and trust.
Remember that creating a successful marriage is like farming: you have to start over again every morning.
Remember that creating a successful marriage is like farming: you have to start over again every morning.
Remember that no relationship is a total waste of time. You can always learn something about yourself.
Remember that no relationship is a total waste of time. You can always learn something about yourself.

11 H. Jackson Brown Jr. Quotes on Success and Opportunity

Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.
Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.
If your life is free of failures, you're not taking enough risks.
If your life is free of failures, you’re not taking enough risks.
Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.
You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.
Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.
Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.
If you're doing your best, you won't have any time to worry about failure.
If you’re doing your best, you won’t have any time to worry about failure.
Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.
Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.
Enjoy the satisfaction that comes from doing little things well.
Enjoy the satisfaction that comes from doing little things well.
Protect your enthusiasm from the negativity of others.
Protect your enthusiasm from the negativity of others.
Judge your success by the degree that you're enjoying peace, health, and love.
Judge your success by the degree that you’re enjoying peace, health, and love.
Remember that just the moment you say, 'I give up,' someone else seeing the same situation is saying, 'My, what a great opportunity.'
Remember that just the moment you say, ‘I give up,’ someone else seeing the same situation is saying, ‘My, what a great opportunity.’

8 WiseH. Jackson Brown Jr. Quotes to Live By (WISDOM)

Every person that you meet knows something you don't; learn from them.
Every person that you meet knows something you don’t; learn from them.
When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.
Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people’s bad manners.
When you have nothing important or interesting to say, don't let anyone persuade you to say it.
When you have nothing important or interesting to say, don’t let anyone persuade you to say it.
Apply this simple rule to your conversations: If you wouldn't write it down and sign it, don't say it.
Apply this simple rule to your conversations: If you wouldn’t write it down and sign it, don’t say it.
Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.
Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.
Be smarter than other people, just don't tell them so.
Be smarter than other people, just don’t tell them so.
If someone offers you a breath mint, accept it.
If someone offers you a breath mint, accept it.

9 H. Jackson Brown Jr. Quotes on Being Kind to Others

I've learned... that being kind is more important than being right.
I’ve learned… that being kind is more important than being right.
Remember that how you say something is as important as what you say.
Remember that how you say something is as important as what you say.
Remember that everyone is influenced by kindness.
Remember that everyone is influenced by kindness.
Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.
Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.
Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.
Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.
If you know someone who tries to drown their sorrows, you might tell them sorrows know how to swim.
If you know someone who tries to drown their sorrows, you might tell them sorrows know how to swim.
Be tough minded but tenderhearted.
Be tough minded but tenderhearted.
Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.
Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.

4 H. Jackson Brown Jr. Quotes About Hope

Never deprive someone of hope... it may be all they have.
Never deprive someone of hope… it may be all they have.
Hope is not a resting place but a starting point - a cactus, not a cushion.
Hope is not a resting place but a starting point – a cactus, not a cushion.
Hope is the magic carpet that transports us from the present moment into the realm of infinite possibilities.
Hope is the magic carpet that transports us from the present moment into the realm of infinite possibilities.
While we may lose heart, we never have to lose hope.
While we may lose heart, we never have to lose hope.

7 H. Jackson Brown Jr. Quotes that Will Make You Think

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.”

H. Jackson Brown Jr.
Your religion is what you do when the sermon is over.
Your religion is what you do when the sermon is over.
Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.
Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.
Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.
Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.
Don't expect others to listen to your advice and ignore your example.
Don’t expect others to listen to your advice and ignore your example.
People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.
People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.
Someone will always be looking at you as an example of how to behave. Don't let him down.
Someone will always be looking at you as an example of how to behave. Don’t let him down.

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