H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Quotes
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Apply this simple rule to your conversations: If you wouldn't write it down and sign it, don't say it.
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When you have nothing important or interesting to say, don't let anyone persuade you to say it.
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Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have little time to criticize others.
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Put a love note in his shaving kit before he leaves on a business trip.
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You cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up up them.
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Make a list of twenty-five things you want to experience before you die. Carry it in your wallet or purse and refer to it often.
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If you were to sell your character, would you get full retail or would it go for a bargain-basement price?
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Happiness is not based on possessions, power or prestige, but on relationships with people you love and respect.
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I've learned that education, experience, and memories are three things that no one can take away from you.
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A friend is someone who knows you and loves you for what you were and who you are, and who also shares your hopes and dreams for who you can become.
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I've learned that it doesn't matter how your husband squeezes the toothpaste, the important thing is how he squeezes you.
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Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.
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Watch the sunrise at least once a year, put a lot of marshmallows in your hot chocolate, lie on your back and look at the stars, never buy a coffee table you can't put your feet on, never pass up a chance to jump on a trampoline, don't overlook life's small joys while searching for the big ones.
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A racehorse that consistently runs just a second faster than another horse is worth millions of dollars more. Be willing to give that extra effort that separates the winner from the one in second place.
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Ask yourself if you would feel comfortable giving your two best friends a key to your house. If not, look for some new best friends.
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Read carefully anything that requires your signature. Remember the big print giveth and the small print taketh away.
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Pay as much attention to the things that are working positively in your life as you do to the things that give you trouble.
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The next time you face a customer who has every right to be upset, say something like this: 'I don't blame you for feeling as you do. If I were you, I'd feel exactly the same way. What would you like for me to do?' These are magical, healing words, and you'll be surprised at how reasonable people become when they believe you are on their side.
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Get your priorities straight. No one ever said on his death bed, 'Gee, if I'd only spent more time at the office.'
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All that mankind has ever learned is nothing more than a single grain of sand on a beach that reaches to infinity.
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No partnership matters more. The relationship with the one you marry provides 90 percent of your happiness and 90 percent of your misery.
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Never forget the nine most important words of any family- I love you. You are beautiful. Please forgive me.
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When starting out, don't worry about not having enough money. Limited funds are a blessing, not a curse. Nothing encourages creative thinking in quite the same way.
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Believe in miracles but don't depend on them. When you hear kind word spoken about a friend, tell him so. Spoil your spouse, not your children. Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language. To help your children turn out well, spend twice as much time with them and half as much money.