H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Quotes
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I know there are a lot of people out there who have the best intentions but not the voice, so it's about people like me to give them a voice and hear their ideas.
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It's just about keeping people who are close to me, near. It's important to have people around who love themselves, are true to themselves, who have their own hobbies and their world doesn't revolve around Hollywood.
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Among the reasons Donald Trump is president is that he read the nation and the world better than his rivals.
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God gave me a very good hand to play over my 88 years. I have no regrets.
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The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.
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Anytime you interfere with a natural process, you're playing God. God determines what happens naturally. That means when a person's ill, he shouldn't go to a doctor because he's asking for interference with God's will. But of course, patients can't think that way.
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In 1953, Mom and Dad, living in Toronto, discovered, to their shock, that Mom was expecting. I was born in June 1954. My parents, thrilled, showered me with love.
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I don't know if I should care for a man who made life easy; I should want someone who made it interesting.
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So yeah, I am definitely a blues man at heart.
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I eat a cheeseburger with French fries almost every day.
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Some men think that if you're empowered and sure of yourself then you're a man-hater, but it's like, 'No, I'm just the same as you are, but maybe just a tiny bit more confident.'
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Therapists need to have a long experience in personal therapy to see what it's like to be on the other side of the couch and see what they find helpful or not helpful.
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We all experience power struggles in our lives - at the workplace, with our friends, in our love lives. In a way, we're all politicians.
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I do watch a lot of YouTube.
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There's the wonder of being able to do research from your own living room, of course. I do find that my biggest research issue, though, is how to frame my questions.
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Brooklyn, it's a great town, a great city. It's New York.
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I started the business as a computer consulting business, which, coupled to my nickname, Scorpion, formed the full name Scorpion Computer Services.
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Anti-religious sneers are a hallmark of perpetual adolescents.
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I got my first Charvet knit tie when I was 15. I actually stole it from my father. I love them because you can wear them day to night. They're French and preppy and have been around since the 1800s.
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I think I have a very good reputation amongst the gay population and among the whole country because I stood up on the issue of gay rights. It is not easy to stand up on that issue when you are single and male in New York City. I did it anyway.
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It was a big-time change, coming off the bench.
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The truth is simple. If it was complicated, everyone would understand it.
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Enjoy the satisfaction that comes from doing little things well.
