J.J. Brown Quotes

Being prepared is not just the beginning, it is also the end and everything in between. Without being fully prepared, your chances of success depends on anything but you.

It is never hard to convince a man of something he already wants to believe

No one can make you feel inferior unless you let them.

You are my only friend in the world, and I want to talk to you. Or, perhaps, be silent with you.

Men are like busses. I mean, you wait for ages and ages, and when one does finally come along you can't get on. And that bit about them coming in threes, well, that's just a myth.

Sometimes the most difficult thing to do is to believe in yourself, the reason it is so hard is because it is worth it.

A fool shouts charge when he should retreat, A coward shouts retreat when he should charge and a wise man knows the difference. I charge.

I am a firm believer in the ‘Power of Persuasion.’Insomuch as, whatever you believe are your limitations, will become your limitation.

The sins of the Fathers that are visited upon the Sons is not ignorance, but indifference to the truth.

If you let go and let God than you will never have to worry about God letting Go

The discoveries of my life that were of greatest significance (1) When I discovered love, (2) When I discovered faith and (3) When I discovered one cannot be without the other.

If you want self-esteem.” “Do estimable acts” ~ V, from A Piece of Cake: Memoir

Just a friendly warning: the forces of spiritual darness are nothing to trifle with. Vampires do exist, no matter what the so-called scientific minds might say, and they ARE dangerous!

Holy shit! Can we say unstable? Was I the only sane one around here? Well, I guess that really wasn’t setting the standard very high." -Ember, Darkness Of Light

That was some branch. Did it have a vendetta against your t-shirt?”“Guess so.”“I hope you showed it who is boss.”“Yeah, I peed on it.

It’s a little early in our relationship for us to be ‘surmounting, ’ but, hey, I’m game if you are. I’ll even let you be on top.” He looked directly at me, a coy smile playing on his lips.

Holy crap, you are like a dog with a bone, ” I commented to Ryan.“Or just one with a boner.

You know some minutes warn you they're going to be mighty short and you'd better take a snapshot of 'em while you can. ("Golden Baby")

Like a great ship, this season has run aground. Dawn and dusk alternate at an old man's pace. I live alone in an area known as the 'Waterside', writing a book akin to the Revelations of St. John.

There is a magic in distance. Look back at the golden lamp-lit rooms of your home from the road of your life, and it all for a moment is exactly how you hoped it would be: warm, peaceful, safe.

Perfume is the key to our memories

Requiring accountability while also extending your compassion is not the easiest course of action, but it is the most humane, and, ultimately, the safest for the community.

Ethel and Frances found a means for consolation together: travel.

The carved stone sign in front read Building C.Imaginative title, Langdon thought

i could go if i wantedshare the floorboards with someonein a place less haunted but i like it hereand i’m happy to stay in this mess on my ownin this home i have built for myself in my bones

As long as you have goals to accomplish in this life, you will not truly be complete.

Goals that are not frightening are not worth having.

If you are setting a goal without understanding the reason for it, then maybe you should reevaluate the goal in general.

But now the other half of "us" was gone and, lying there in my shadowy room, I'd be struck with this realization that I had no clue how to be just me again.

Your muse ain't singin' on your MTV? Can't even see him on your HD TV?

I want to feel proud and happy about my selflessness. But what happens when being selfless takes away a big part of your self?

Intrapersonal communication is a reflection of your self-esteem.

Self-esteem is a barometer of your overall internal makeup.

Laugh a little when the joke's on you

They're simply seeking an interlude from emotional pain and searing mental agony, a sleep from which they'll awaken to discover they're the person they always wanted to be.

I got a rock.

The myth is strong, because the need is strong.

You can't jump for the stars if your feet hurt. And when you get where you're going, you darn well better look great!

I should never do anything pre-coffee. 'It was only a teeny fire, ' I told my uncle over the phone.

People who ask our advice almost never take it. Yet we should never refuse to give it, upon request, for it often helps us to see our own way more clearly.

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I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.

Imagine what could happen if we all had the heart to be who we truly are.

You’ll also wonder how you can feel so brave and so afraid at the same time.

It didn't matter what anyone else saw in me. For the first time, I felt like I was seeing myself.

I chose to spend the day with you. And I'm choosing now to have dinner with you.

No, I'm not one of those guys. I'd never get anything done if I rescued everyone who needed it. But I do like to help people I care about. That's why I'm here with you right now.

I had a whole evening planned. I was hoping to sweep you off your feet. Like those guys in your stupid books.

I'm so sorry about all you're going through, but I'm not sorry that it brought you to me.

The only person who worries about my mother is God, and that's only because she wants His job.