J.J. Brown Quotes

Sometimes you struggle so hard to feed your family one way, you forget to feed them the other way, with spiritual nourishment. Everybody needs that.

Someone's opinion of you does not have to become your reality.

My mom used to say it doesn't matter how many kids you have... because one kid'll take up 100% of your time so more kids can't possibly take up more than 100% of your time.

As much as we've enjoyed it up here, we're also starting to look forward to seeing all the people back on Earth that we miss and love so much.

Most players don't mind drug testing once they realize they don't have to study for it.

Love is supposed to bring you peace and happiness. If you are not feeling this in a relationship, you are living an illusion.

Don't ever sell mankind short by saying there's anything he can't do, ever, or anything that he isn't going to do.

Whether it be personal or musical, I just think Im a walking art piece, just a ball of creativity.

Having a baby is like falling in love again, both with your husband and your child.

Part of maintaining a thriving creative culture is giving people time and permission to play.

Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we're all in this together.

Unified worship points us beyond the methodology to the true heart and goal of worship as God's people humbly come together unified in the Spirit to worship Christ!

The white light streams down to be broken up by those human prisms into all the colors of the rainbow. Take your own color in the pattern and be just that.

Be prepared to work hard to be a writer.

Let us face it, the U.N. has failed. It has failed in its mission to promote world peace.

When you have a problem, rules don't solve your problem. It's caring and education.

The key to winning is poise under stress.

I cannot remember a night so dark as to have hindered the coming day.

The intent and not the deed Is in our power; and, therefore, who dares greatly Does greatly.

The poverty program was not designed to eliminate poverty.

Beauty can't amuse you, but brainwork - reading, writing, thinking - can.

Every season has its lipstick trend, and just because your perfect color is a pinky beige, that doesn't mean you can't wear deep burgundy.

At the end of my life I want to be able to say I contributed more than I criticized.

We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions.

Self-compassion is key because when we're able to be gentle with ourselves in the midst of shame, we're more likely to reach out, connect, and experience empathy.

If the Bible is mistaken in telling us where we came from, how can we trust it to tell us where we're going ?

Kindness is not a bad religion, no matter what name you use for God.

I think the key is basically just your determination. As far an artist is concerned, it's just about your drive and your dream.

Attack those concepts such as 'third world.' Think about it. If we look at it in terms of numbers, then people of color are the majority in this world. We should be the 'first world.'

My music wasn't written by Mozart, Beethoven, Bach or Schubert. It's written by God and me. They go "a one and a two and up." We start on the downbeat. Bam! And that's where we got them.

Kittens are wide-eyed, soft and sweet. With needles in their jaws and feet.

Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.

When you have walked through the hell of your negative thoughts and survived, no pain on this earth will ever again worry you.

When the storm has passed, put your energy into rebuilding your life, don't waste time looking back.

I've got soul and I'm super bad.

People will let you down in this life, promises will be broken, you should expect less of others and trust more in yourself.

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

I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants.

Feeling insecure is good for you. It forces you to do something better, drives you to use all your talents.

Manchester's got everything except a beach.

I have fished through fishless days that I remember happily without regret.

A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand.

…In the end we are all just searching for truth, that which is greater than ourselves.

To be a teacher you must be a prophet - because you are trying to prepare people for a world thirty to fifty years into the future.

Life is like a butterfly. You can chase, or you can let it come to you.

The only limits to the possibilities in your life tomorrow are the buts you use today.

The minimum wage has not kept pace with rising costs. This legislation is overdue and will help families that are struggling in this harsh economy.

It takes far less courage to cling to the past than it does to face the future".

Design is all about learning from doing, that’s how we evolve to the best solution.

Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer.