H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Quotes
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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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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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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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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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Put a love note in his shaving kit before he leaves on a business trip.
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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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I've learned that education, experience, and memories are three things that no one can take away from you.
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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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Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.
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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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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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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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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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Read carefully anything that requires your signature. Remember the big print giveth and the small print taketh away.
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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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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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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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Never forget the nine most important words of any family- I love you. You are beautiful. Please forgive me.
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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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Win without boasting, lose without excuses - internalize your failures and externalize your victories.
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Ask someone you'd like to know to list five people they would most like to meet. It will tell you a lot about them.
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Commit yourself to constant improvement. Commit yourself to quality. Be persistent, persistent, persistent...and have a grateful heart!
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Remember that just the moment you say, "I give up," someone else seeing the same situation is saying, "My, what a great opportunity."