H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Quotes
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When I was 13, I had these episodes where I could just see the world without any words attached to it, without any associations. It was a little bit spooky. A lot of people might have even thought it was pathological. I thought it was interesting.
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Congress seems to be very good at doing nothing.
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Journalists write because they have nothing to say, and have something to say because they write.
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The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society's dream, her own personal dream.
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Cable news is more titillating to talk about who's up and who's down and all that nonsense as opposed to what's actually done.
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Sometimes I wonder where I am from. I am either way ahead or I come from another world. I don't recognise this world.
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Maybe some people that only listen to electronic music will pick up my record and get turned on to some of the story songs, some of the more country-type stuff.
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My love songs are very personal and quite weird. They don't really have the big radio hit choruses because basically they're my therapy, stuff I have to get off my chest.
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You trivialize the idea of competition totally, then there's no point in having the competition in the first place, and everybody is getting a trophy.
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I am very busy and don't have a lot of down time, but I write my best songs in those situations. I enjoy my life the most when I have a bunch of things going on at the same time.
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Rather than waiting to restore fiscal responsibility after we pass legislation, we must work to ensure we remain committed to it as we draft legislation.
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If you tell the truth you get into trouble, and that's why politicians are extremely dull.
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Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross and the Jackson 5, that's what I grew up on.
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Women's propensity to share confidences is universal. We confirm our reality by sharing.
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Readers are very, very savvy, and I don't want to insult them by making them think I'm too lazy to get it right.
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How you manage change can make all the difference.
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When I plan to settle down, I will announce it to the world. Marriage is an occasion to celebrate. I'll celebrate it when it happens, letting everyone know about it.
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I was an all-sport athlete growing up. My dad, I think, hoped I would go to college on a scholarship.
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There are a lot of things I might be good at, such as competitive figure skating, window washing from ten stories up, and being an open heart surgeon. I might also make an excellent Kamikaze pilot - except for the fact that I don't want to learn how to fly and have no interest in taking my own life on behalf of Japan.
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I see Grand Challenge not as the end of the robotics adventure we're on: it's almost like the beginning.
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Be Funny. Be naturally funny. If you're not, get out of the business. Be compassionate.
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Cooking and eating at home is made even better by the fact that you don't have to worry about driving after a couple of bottles of very nice wine. For me that's the ideal combination: working hard and enjoying the fruits of your labour.
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I sometimes have to look back and say, "Wow, this is amazing what has happened to me. I have been able to fulfill a lot of these dreams that I had when I was very young." It's a pretty amazing feeling. But at the same time it becomes addictive!
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If you're doing your best, you won't have any time to worry about failure.
