H. Jackson Brown Quotes

Improve your performance by improving your attitude.

May your life be crowded with unexpected joys.

Perform your job better than anyone else can. That's the best job security I know.

Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.

Loosen up. Relax. Except for rare life-and-death matters, nothing is as important as it first seems.

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.

Be willing to lose a battle in order to win the war.

When you have nothing important or interesting to say, don't let anyone persuade you to say it.

Empower your dreams with deadlines.

You either make dust or eat dust.

Develop a sense of urgency in your life.

Become the world's most thoughtful friend.

Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did.

It doesn't take talent to hustle.

May your dreams defy the laws of gravity.

What you must do, do cheerfully.

When lending people money, be sure their character exceeds their collateral.

Don't let weeds grow around your dreams.

I've learned that regardless of color or age, we all need about the same amount of love.

Don't be so concerned with your rights that you forget your manners.

Seek opportunity, not security. A boat in the harbor is safe, but in time its bottom will rot out.

Pay as much attention to the things that are working positively in your life as you do to the things that give you trouble.

Every so often, let your spirit of adventure triumph over your good sense.

Wear audacious underwear under the most solemn business attire.

We seldom enjoy leisure we haven't earned.

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

#1425: When you really like someone, tell them. Sometimes you only get one chance.

Remember that how you say something is as important as what you say.

All that mankind has ever learned is nothing more than a single grain of sand on a beach that reaches to infinity.

Be happy with what you have while working for what you want.

Don't think you can relax yourself to happiness. Happiness comes as a result of doing.

Encourage anyone who is trying to improve mentally, physically, or spiritually.

Be modest. A lot was accomplished before you were born.

After you've work hard to get what you want, take the time to enjoy it.

I've learned that education, experience, and memories are three things that no one can take away from you.

Share your knowledge and you become immortal.

Be the first to say, "Hello".

Everyone wears an invisible sign that reads "Notice me. Make me feel important."

Be kinder than necessary.

Commit yourself to constant improvement. Commit yourself to quality. Be persistent, persistent, persistent...and have a grateful heart!

Never resist a generous impulse.

Have a grateful heart to be happy.

Buy whatever kids are selling on card tables in their front yard.

Don't work for recognition, but do work worthy of recognition.

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

Remember that a gesture of friendship, no matter how small, is always appreciated.

Remember that life's big changes rarely give advance warning.

Be tough minded but tenderhearted.

Win without boasting, lose without excuses - internalize your failures and externalize your victories.

Swallowing angry words before you say them is better than having to eat them afterwards.