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Quotes from H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Buy whatever kids are selling on card tables in their front yard.
~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Remember that life's big changes rarely give advance warning.
~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.
~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.
~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you are going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce.
~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
If you're doing your best, you won't have any time to worry about failure.
~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Get your priorities straight. No one ever said on his death bed, 'Gee, if I'd only spent more time at the office.'
~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Dishonesty is like a boomerang. About the time you think all is well, it hits you in the back of the head.
~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Your mind can only hold one thought at a time. Make it a positive and constructive one.
~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Acquaintances we meet, enjoy, and can easily leave behind; but friendship grows deep roots.
~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.
~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Spend your time and energy creating, not criticizing.
~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Work at something you enjoy and that's worthy of your time and talent.
~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Seek opportunity, not security. A boat in the harbor is safe, but in time its bottom will rot out.
~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Win without boasting, lose without excuses - internalize your failures and externalize your victories.
~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Once a month, go to lunch with someone who knows more about your business than you do.
~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Plant more flowers than you pick
~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Hire people more for their judgment than for their talents.
~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
When there's a piano to be moved, don't reach for the stool.
~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have little time to criticize others.
~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
A true friend encourages us, comforts us, supports us like a big easy chair, offering us a safe refuge from the world.
~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.
~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Never marry someone in hope that they'll change later.
~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Remember that no relationship is a total waste of time. You can always learn something about yourself.
~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.