H. Jackson Brown Jr. Quotes

Choose your life's mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 percent of all your happiness or misery.

Dishonesty is like a boomerang. About the time you think all is well, it hits you in the back of the head.

Measure your wealth by what you'd have left if you lost all your money.

Apply this simple rule to your conversations: If you wouldn't write it down and sign it, don't say it.

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

Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.

Live and learn and pass it on.

Remember that no time is ever wasted that makes two people better friends.

When you hear a kind word spoken about a friend, tell him so.

Believe in miracles but don't depend on them.

Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.

You can get by on charm for about 15 minutes. After that, you better know something.

Remember that the biggest gap in the world is between 'I should' and 'I did.'

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.

Love your work, then you will find pleasure in mastering it.

If someone offers you a breath mint, accept it.

Always have something beautiful in sight, even if it's just a daisy in a jelly glass

No matter how old you get, hug and kiss your mother whenever you greet her.

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

Life doesn't come with an instruction book; that's why we have fathers.

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.

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

A friend is someone who knows you and loves you for what you were and who you are, and who also shares your hopes and dreams for who you can become.

Never give up on what you really want to do

I've learned that every great achievement was once considered impossible

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.

Give people a second chance, but not a third.

It's not your job to get people to like you, it's your job to like people.

May our adversities make us strong. May our victories make us wise. May our actions make us proud.

Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.

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 expect others to listen to your advice and ignore your example.

Mature love is composed and sustaining; a celebration of commitment, companionship, and trust.

Inflation hasn't ruined everything. A dime can still be used as a screwdriver.

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

Lie on your back and look at the stars.

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

Strive for excellence, not perfection.

When you are angry or frustrated, what comes out? Whatever it is, it's a good indication of what you're made of.

A true friend encourages us, comforts us, supports us like a big easy chair, offering us a safe refuge from the world.

Regardless of the situation, react with class.

Judge your success by what you had to give up to get it.

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

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

Grind it out. Hanging on just one second longer than your competition makes you the winner.

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

Tape record your parents' laughter

Don't delay acting on a good idea. Chances are someone else has just thought of it, too. Success comes to the one who acts first.

Don't do business with anyone who has a history of suing people.

When opportunity knocks, invite it to stay for dinner.