H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Quotes
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You don't just turn on a camera and do a cooking show. If you want to go somewhere with something, you've got to make it look like what it's supposed to look like five years from now.
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One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude.
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Because cheating is easier when we can justify our behavior, people often cheat in small amounts: We can come up with an excuse for stealing Post-It notes, but it is much more difficult to come up with an excuse for taking $10,000 from petty cash.
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I get a choice every time I have to open my mouth: that it can be with civility and dignity and grace - or not.
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Those who know me would tell you, 'Moily can't be cowed down.' I have plans to enhance domestic oil and gas production.
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The thing about Bollywood is that you can't just quit it even if you have little fame. You have to stick around and keep trying.
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I thought I'd be doing weird, Off Broadway theater after I graduated.
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I do interval training, high intensity dance, and yoga. I do run a lot, but more for speed.
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I led the life of an intellectual up until a certain age. I remember Freud's 'Interpretation of Dreams' was a big favorite when I was 11. It sounded so interesting. And it really was!
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I consider myself more of a cultural Jew; I'm not religious in any way.
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I was born in Nashville, Tenn., but I have lived in a number of places. In 1937, I moved to Baltimore, Md., where I attended junior high and high school. I lived there for five years before leaving for college.
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But we cannot just take this historical fact for granted. We must make it live.
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There have been times in my life when I felt compelled to write things down as a matter of therapy, but whatever I kept about those days, I shredded. It was too personal.
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Life is not easy in politics.
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There was a period where I was a little scared that I'd blown my chance.
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You have to try things you're really afraid of, even if you pee yourself a little bit.
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You gotta give everybody a new trend a new wave, something new to do.
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My favorite game shows were 'Password' and '$25,000 Pyramid.'
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There needn't be a distinction between your life and your music.
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Genes themselves are made of bits.
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Curiosity is essential for progress. Only when we look to worlds beyond our own can we really know if there's room for improvement.
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I'm thankful for serendipitous moments in my life, where things could've gone the other way.
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Oh, the difference between nearly right and exactly right.
