Quotes from H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Living big and joyful and content is almost always the result of our finding satisfaction in life's ordinary day-to-day pleasures. And God must be fond of them, too, for He made so many of them for us to enjoy.

Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.

Remember that everyone is influenced by kindness.

Be as polite to the custodian as you are to the chairman of the board.

No partnership matters more. The relationship with the one you marry provides 90 percent of your happiness and 90 percent of your misery.

Your religion is what you do when the sermon is over.

Life is slippery. Here, take my hand.

Enjoy the satisfaction that comes from doing little things well.

You can always tell when a man's well informed. His views are pretty much like your own.

It's true; once you are a father, there's no turning back. Your heart strings as well as your purse strings are never again the same.

Don't judge those who try and fail. Judge only those who fail to try.

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

While we may lose heart, we never have to lose hope.

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

Ask an older person you respect to tell you his or her greatest regret.

Life doesn't come with an instruction book; that's why we have fathers.

It's not your job to get people to like you, it's your job to like people.

Give people a second chance, but not a third.

Strive for excellence, not perfection.

Grind it out. Hanging on just one second longer than your competition makes you the winner.

Do your homework and know your facts, but remember it's passion that persuades.

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

Become someone's hero.

The shortest way to get anywhere is to have good company.