H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Quotes

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.

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• I am neither a Bengali nor am I from Delhi's St Stephen's. I am an Allahabad boy.

  

  Vikas Swarup
  • Boy
  • Delhi
  • Bengali

• I always focused on being an actor. I did stand-up briefly, but I also did a lot of dramatic work. But since I've been on 'The Daily Show,' people think I'm a comedian. That's not how I see myself.

  

  Aasif Mandvi
  • People
  • Up
  • Work

• For my brothers it was easy to think about the future. They can be anything they want. But for me it was hard and for that reason I wanted to become educated and empower myself with knowledge.

  

  Malala Yousafzai
  • Future
  • Knowledge
  • Myself

• In time we grow older, we grow wiser, we grow smarter, and we're better. And I feel like I'm becoming more seasoned, although I don't have my salt-and-pepper hair.

  

  Usher
  • Time
  • Hair
  • Grow

• I love Brazilians. Brazilians ought to be made compulsory at 15.

  

  Victoria Beckham Spice Girls
  • Love
  • Made
  • I Love

• Without a dog, you'll be without at least one creature who thinks you are the smartest, most decent and heroic human being on the planet.

  

  W. Bruce Cameron
  • You
  • Dog
  • Human

• After I'd hit a home run and took my position in the field, the fans in the bleachers began throwing packages of tobacco at me. I stuffed them in my pocket.

  

  Hank Sauer
  • Home
  • Me
  • Run

• In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.

  

  W. Somerset Maugham
  • Long
  • Women
  • Apple

• Fortunately, as it pertains to guns, my dad and uncle introduced me to guns the way it needs to be done: smart, slow and safe.

  

  Ted Nugent
  • Way
  • Smart
  • Safe

• Good acting is good acting, however you learn it. Some people who haven't studied are amazing. Some people like Leonardo DiCaprio are naturally gifted - he's learned technique by working with people early on.

  

  Sam Rockwell
  • People
  • Good
  • Amazing

• Remain close to government and away from politics. It means deal more with the authorities. And less with individuals.

  

  Wang Jianlin
  • Government
  • Politics
  • More

• During my twenties and thirties, my interest in the political poem increased as my apparent access to it declined. I sensed resistances around me. I was married; I lived in a suburb; I had small children.

  

  Eavan Boland
  • Children
  • Political
  • Small

• You cannot have adoration without being criticized.

  

  Raf Simons
  • You
  • Being
  • Without

• I'm not hiding anything. What you see is what you get.

  

  Wayne Rogers
  • You
  • See
  • Hiding

• This entire cast, N.W.A, was an all-star group, and I really feel like people are going to look at 'Straight Outta Compton' years from now like this was an all-star cast.

  

  O'Shea Jackson, Jr.
  • People
  • Star
  • Look

• 'Can't Stop Dancing' is this other side of me that I was ready to introduce to my fans, which is like, after you hang out with me, you start to see that I can be chilled and relaxed, and I'm a little bit more mature for my age.

  

  Becky G
  • Age
  • Fans
  • Ready

• I've tried, in my own life, to speak up when I see harassment occurring. But I want to acknowledge that there are probably situations and instances where I could have done more. I think that's an acknowledgment that all men need to make.

  

  J. B. Pritzker
  • Life
  • Up
  • Men

• 'Fight Master' is a show that Spike came up with. Obviously, Spike has a vested interest in Bellator, which is filling a void that was created when the UFC and 'The Ultimate Fighter' left and went to Fox. I think this fills a huge piece of the puzzle for the folks at Spike, in terms of demographics and what programming they like to do.

  

  Randy Couture
  • Up
  • Think
  • Fight

• These lights, this brightness, these clusters of human hope, of wild desire—I shall take these lights in my fingers. I shall make them bright, and whether they shine or not, it is in these fingers that they shall succeed or fail.

  

  F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • Hope
  • Desire
  • Shine

• The spirit of those around you will stick to you like glue. Be careful of wrong associations and what you allow to cling to you. Not everyone who appears friendly is a friend.

  

  Brian Houston
  • Friend
  • Spirit

• Can we begin again? Save it for another friend, I was happy in my life I won’t pretend.

  

  Pete Yorn
  • Life
  • Happy
  • Friend

• What, I sometimes wonder, would it be like if I lived in a country where winter is a matter of a few chilly days and a few weeks' rain; where the sun is never far away, and the flowers bloom all year long?

  

  Anna Neagle
  • Long
  • Country
  • Wonder

• 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.

  

  H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
  • Friend