Quotes from H. Jackson Brown (Jr.)

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

You can get by on charm for about 15 minutes. After that, you better know something.

I've learned... . That being kind is more important than being right.

Every person that you meet knows something you don't; learn from them.

Choose your life's mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 percent of all your happiness or misery.

Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.

Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best.

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.

When you are angry or frustrated, what comes out? Whatever it is, it's a good indication of what you're made of.

Be smarter than other people, just don't tell them so.

We're constantly striving for success, fame and comfort when all we really need to be happy is someone or some thing to be enthusiastic about.

Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.

Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.

In business or in life, don't follow the wagon tracks too closely.