H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Quotes
A racehorse that consistently runs just a second faster than another horse is worth millions of dollars more. Be willing to give that extra effort that separates the winner from the one in second place.
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A person that says, 'Losing is not difficult,' I don't even want to be around that person. And obviously, that person has never won anything relevant in their life.
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While make-up helps to enhance one's features, too much of it tends to hide a person's features.
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It's nice not to be too boring.
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People don't believe in me very much, but I have my teammates and my family that believe in me so much; they see how hard I work.
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Scepticism, that dry caries of the intelligence.
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I think personal beliefs of everybody shape everybody.
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The United States is going to be a rich country, it is going to be prosperous, but it is not going to be able to take the lead in the next phase of global economic development.
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He is very upbeat but we hear that all the time from just about any athlete.
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People who are truly horrible are often the most interesting people in the room. You look at them and just say, 'Why?'
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John D. Rockefeller wanted to dominate oil, but Microsoft wants it all, you name it: cable, media, banking, car dealerships.
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The Lion King always makes me cry, especially when Simba's father gets trampled.
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I have a Rhodesian Ridgeback dog named Lola.
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I've never had to fend for a child's life, which sounds very terrifying.
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We have a choice - we can both think and feel, using our heads and our hearts.
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I feel like there should be a statute of limitations on scoring political points on the tragedy that was Hurricane Katrina.
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Stephen Colbert used to be my friend. I even signed the poor baby's cast when he hurt his hand.
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When I saw the first I couldn't believe I was in another great movie that would be made into a trilogy. This movie is quite visible and I think it will stand the test of time. I think kids and parents will love this movie for a long time.
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Here is the dirty little secret about anti-abortion violence: It works.
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We found evolution will punish you if you're selfish and mean. For a short time and against a specific set of opponents, some selfish organisms may come out ahead. But selfishness isn't evolutionarily sustainable.
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Prohibition didn't work, so why should emancipation work? I think we should just stick with a system that has proven to be effective.
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I'm a fat kid on the inside. I love food so much, and I fluctuate about 25 to 30 pounds between movies. I feel like I have to do a chess movie that requires very little movement at some point, just so I can eat pizza and play chess on the beach all day.
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I never base a character on someone I know. You can get ideas from real life, but every character you write is some aspect of yourself.
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I have my own peculiar yardstick for measuring a man: Does he have the courage to cry in a moment of grief? Does he have the compassion not to hunt an animal? In his relationship with a woman, is he gentle? Real manliness is nurtured in kindness and gentleness, which I associate with intelligence, comprehension, tolerance, justice, education, and high morality. If only men realized how easy it is to open a woman's heart with kindness, and how many women close their hearts to the assaults of the Don Juans.
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A racehorse that consistently runs just a second faster than another horse is worth millions of dollars more. Be willing to give that extra effort that separates the winner from the one in second place.
