H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Quotes

Remember that just the moment you say, "I give up," someone else seeing the same situation is saying, "My, what a great opportunity."

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• Where are the gains for religious freedom and human rights to justify all the bombings, invasions and wars we have conducted in the lands from Libya to Pakistan - to justify the losses we have endured and the death and suffering we have inflicted?

  

  Pat Buchanan
  • Death
  • Freedom
  • Religious

• I don't have a phone, but I do have an iPad.

  

  Malala Yousafzai
  • Phone
  • iPad

• In general, I find that for videos the acting is more realistic.

  

  Tara Strong
  • Acting
  • Find
  • Realistic

• I eat healthy and don't go by a diet chart. The breakfast is usually heavy, complemented with short frequent meals. My dinner is high on proteins and low on carbohydrates.

  

  Vijender Singh
  • High
  • Breakfast
  • Short

• I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon as I done it I seen it.

  

  Carl Sandburg
  • Life
  • Done
  • Mistake

• My dad is extremely successful, so I've seen the money and luxury growing up. I'm nowhere close to his stature.

  

  Ram Kapoor
  • Up
  • Money
  • Growing

• When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.

  

  Irving Layton
  • You
  • Clever
  • Convince

• I get really insecure because even though I can speak in musician's terms, I don't know as much as real musicians.

  

  Zooey Deschanel
  • Real
  • Speak
  • I Can

• I used to wear miniskirts with my GB top, and sparkly sandals, and the boys would be like: 'Oh my gosh, this girl cannot be serious.'

  

  Victoria Pendleton
  • Girl
  • Like
  • Serious

• When you start directing movies at the age of 24, you're just a kid; you don't necessarily even have the experiences to add to the story. You're working off of instinct and raw emotions and raw talent, and hopefully it's the same trajectory as growing as a person.

  

  F. Gary Gray
  • Age
  • Growing
  • Same

• I am a compulsive and concise shopper.

  

  Zac Posen
  • Concise
  • Shopper
  • Compulsive

• I am positive that I would see the end of child labour around the world in my lifetime, as the poorest of the poor have realised that education is a tool that can empower them.

  

  Kailash Satyarthi
  • World
  • Education
  • Positive

• Let's remember that our children's spirits are more important than any material things. When we do, self-esteem and love blossoms and grows more beautifully than any bed of flowers ever could.

  

  Jack Canfield
  • Important
  • Children
  • Love

• You just have to take these opportunities when they come along. They're not that frequent; you'll get a really good script, oh, maybe once a year if you're lucky.

  

  Felicity Jones
  • Good
  • Year
  • Opportunities

• I'm pretty cautious and not very athletic, so I've only had really dumb injuries, like sprained ankles and allergic reactions. I did have to go to the hospital after slicing my finger while trying to cut a Kaiser roll in half.

  

  Mara Wilson
  • Trying
  • Pretty
  • Dumb

• I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief... For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.

  

  Wendell Berry
  • Time
  • World
  • History

• I definitely want to come back to Cleveland. The coaches, the team, everything about the situation, it's perfect for me.

  

  J. R. Smith
  • Team
  • Me
  • Perfect

• Being in 'Doctor Who' has been so amazing. I don't think I will ever have a job quite so fun ever again. I feel sad because I am going to leave, but with any story, it has to come to an end.

  

  Karen Gillan
  • Job
  • Fun
  • Amazing

• I wouldn't change a thing in my own life, but I'd like to go back in time anyway though, just to some sort of eras that I wish I'd lived in - like the '60s. I'd love to have been in London in the '60s, partying away.

  

  Gemma Arterton
  • Life
  • Time
  • Wish

• A meringue is really nothing but a foam. And what is a foam after all, but a big collection of bubbles? And what's a bubble? It's basically a very flimsy little latticework of proteins draped with water. We add sugar to this structure, which strengthens it. But things can, and do, go wrong.

  

  Alton Brown
  • Water
  • Bubbles

• My first semester, I got a D in creative writing.

  

  Conrad Hall
  • Writing

• I don't actually think there has ever been too much emphasis on what I am wearing.

  

  Felicity Jones
  • Wearing
  • Emphasis

• The biggest opportunity in 2013 is in Africa. It has seven out of the ten fastest-growing economies in the world. In Nigeria alone there are 100 million people with mobile phones. In total, 300 million Africans - five times the population of Britain - are in the middle class.

  

  David Miliband
  • People
  • World
  • Opportunity

• Remember that just the moment you say, "I give up," someone else seeing the same situation is saying, "My, what a great opportunity."

  

  H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
  • Up
  • Great
  • Remember