Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something. People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost. If you know someone who tries to drown their sorrows, you might tell them sorrows know how to swim.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.Keep a note pad and pencil on your bedside table. Million-dollar ideas sometimes strike at 3 A.M.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.Inflation hasn't ruined everything. A dime can still be used as a screwdriver.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.When you are angry or frustrated, what comes out? Whatever it is, it's a good indication of what you're made of.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.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.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.Make allowances for your friends' imperfections as readily as you do for your own.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.Dishonesty is like a boomerang. About the time you think all is well, it hits you in the back of the head.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.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.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.I've learned that it doesn't matter how your husband squeezes the toothpaste, the important thing is how he squeezes you.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.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.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.Commit yourself to constant improvement. Commit yourself to quality. Be persistent, persistent, persistent...and have a grateful heart!
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.While earning your daily bread, be sure you share a slice with those less fortunate.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.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.In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.Perform your job better than anyone else can. That's the best job security I know.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.Encourage anyone who is trying to improve mentally, physically, or spiritually.
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