H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Quotes
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I told my agents that I love Holly Hunter and Frances McDormand and all of these women that are good at doing comedies as well as dramas.
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If you come to my house, you won't see a wall of trophies or things like that. I'm sort of 'on to the next thing' all the time.
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I really miss things like going to football games and pep rallies, and when I come home to Tulsa, I always try to go to those things.
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Being a model, you're always the product of somebody else's vision.
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I tend to think that cricket is the greatest thing that God ever created on earth - certainly greater than sex, although sex isn't too bad either.
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It was all devastating. I'd never dealt with losing anyone close to me, and I didn't know where to put it in my life. I was very young then. Buddy taught me so much in such a short time.
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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I'm honestly all over the board. I think if I had to pick one, I'd probably say it's country first, but I listen to literally everything: country, pop, rock, rap.
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I've still got that little freedom part of me that wants to have a car that looks really sexy.
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No 27-year-old has the experience to run a company that does a quarter of a billion dollars a year in sales.
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I am a huge wrestling fan. I would say The Rock is my favorite person to watch for obvious reasons.
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Care for life and physical health, with due regard for the needs of others and the common good, is concomitant with respect for human dignity.
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(On seeing a former lover for the first time in years) I thought I told you to wait in the car.
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Law is nothing unless close behind it stands a warm, living public opinion.
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Just keep taking chances and having fun.
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If there is a meaning in life at all, then there must be a meaning in suffering. Suffering is an ineradicable part of life, even as fate and death. Without suffering and death, human life cannot be complete.
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I'm not really a fan of people who think they're better than others. There's no reason to act that way. I couldn't even stand to yell at someone if they bumped right into me.
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There are far too many people in university in Britain. If you want to make money, be a plumber.
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'Die a Happy Man' was one of those that, when I wrote it and sent it to my label, their response was, 'This is a career record.' I was like, 'Why do you think that?' I think the stars aligned.
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You have not quite lived in this ridiculously silly celebrity culture until you've been told one day how loved you are and the next day how hated you are - and sometimes by the same individual.
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Work hard for what you want because it won't come to you without a fight. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. If somebody puts you down or criticizes you, just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive.
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I remember when I was in third grade, I was in a classroom, and the teacher said, 'What do you want to do when you get older?' We were going around the room. I said, 'I want to be a professional basketball player.' She's like, 'That's not realistic.' I thought to myself, 'OK, watch.'
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Every artist is supposed to get emotional. You're painting pictures of emotions.
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Don't work for recognition, but do work worthy of recognition.
