J.J. Brown Quotes

A teddy bear does not depend upon mechanics to give him the semblance of life. He is loved - and therefore he lives.

Nostalgia is also a dangerous form of comparison. Think about how often we compare our lives to a memory that nostalgia has so completely edited that it never really existed.

History is the enactment of ritual on a permanent and universal stage; and its perpetual commemoration.

A true friend encourages us, comforts us, supports us like a big easy chair, offering us a safe refuge from the world.

The day you let go of fear and instead embrace understanding, is the day you begin to live.

I loved the game. We played because we loved it.

We expect too much at Christmas. It's got to be magical. It's got to go right. Feasting. Fun. The perfect present. All that anticipation. Take it easy. Love's the thing. The rest is tinsel.

Knight saved it with his back arm

In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.

We have no sociology of architecture. Architects are unaccustomed to social analysis and mistrust it; sociologists have fatter fish to fry.

Our fascination with weather: its caprices and changes as an antidote to the eternal repetition of daily life; a helpful illusion of novelty

I am as content to die for God's eternal truth on the scaffold as in any other way.

To love is to transform; to be a poet.

Few kids seek to learn a skill specifically designed to impress people unless they feel less than impressive themselves.

When you hug someone, never be the first to let go.

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

I think God has a sense of humor, and the way my lessons come from God is very funny. I have to laugh at myself even if it's a tough lesson.

Tis mean for empty praise of wit to write, As fopplings grin to show their teeth are white.

Regardless of the situation, react with class.

Every day you learn something new.

The bottom line is that Dennis Brown is alive and well, and he's got two lungs and they're kicking and I'm still spitting out them notes.

The human body is not a thing or a substance, given, but a continuous creation.

Old timidity has disappeared, and is replaced by silent, quaint fun, with which his face twinkles all over, as he listens.

What we know matters but who we are matters more.

I'm not gonna say that I hate it, because I really respect Usher and I was influenced by him. But so many people compare me to him, and I don't think it'll ever stop. I just want to be my own artist.

Don’t waste time waiting for inspiration. Begin, and inspiration will find you.

A lot of food shows need only to tempt. Some food shows only need to inspire, to empower. And there are a lot of shows that do that.

Well, until this very day, I'm still learning.

I'm kidding about having only a few dollars. I might have a few dollars more.

There comes a moment in history when ignorance is no longer a forgivable offense... a moment when only wisdom has the power to absolve. - Bertrand Zobrist

He who never sacrificed a present to a future good or a personal to a general one can speak of happiness only as the blind do of colors.

Tape record your parents' laughter

I don't really feel famous. I'm just an internet guy. I walk down the street and people don't really mess with me too much. I still have my life.

To many people, dramatic criticism must seem like an attempt to tattoo soap bubbles.

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

Life is filled with secrets. You can't learn them all at once.

Every room has a mood or personality...and it is this that one desires to develop.

There comes a time when you have to drop your burdens in order to fight for yourself and your dreams.

I represent the mixed race community, which I think gets left out a lot. I always describe myself as being mixed race.

On wedding day you should look like yourself at your most beautiful

The law of grab is the primal law of infancy.

One of the most essential things you need to do for yourself is to choose a goal that is important to you. Perfection does not exist - you can always do better and you can always grow.

The less apparent the means and manner of the artist, the more directly will his work appeal to the understanding and the feelings.

Education is a wonderful thing. If you couldn't sign your name you'd have to pay cash.

When opportunity knocks, invite it to stay for dinner.

Content without style is propaganda or adolescence. Style without content is decadence.

The job of leadership today is not just to make money, it's to make meaning.

Mothers are the pivot on which the family spins, Mothers are the pivot on which the world spins.

I have something to say: it's better to burn out, than to fade away.

Trying to be funny is one of the hardest things on the planet. I think that's tough for everyone. If you're just naturally funny it's a hell of a lot easier.