J.J. Brown Quotes

I believe in a lively disrespect for most forms of authority.

A fox is a wolf who sends flowers.

Self-care isn't selfish (it is a gift to all concerned). You can't serve from an empty vessel.

Who we listen to determines what we hear. Where we stand determines what we see. What we do determines who we are.

I think I'm like The Beatles - I think each one I've done is better than the last one. And hopefully I'll never make a Let It Be.

If any of you have a desire to be mediocre, you will probably find that you have already achieved your ambition.

Don't confuse who you are with the results that you produce.

Football is a game of errors. The team that makes the fewest errors in a game usually wins.

The volume of paper expands to fill the available briefcases.

We're all so busy chasing the extraordinary that we forget to stop and be grateful for the ordinary.

No one is perfect in this world. Forgive people for not knowing better and learn to move on.

A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action, not reaction.

No civilization has survived the ongoing destruction of its natural support systems. Nor will ours.

We talking about revolution because that's the era that you're caught in.

It is not a case we are treating; it is a living, palpitating, alas, too often suffering fellow creature.

That's enough, and I have a ministry as a neighbor as well. A ministry as a friend and a ministry as an aunt and a godmother, and family is very much in the circle of my vocation.

What good is money if it can't buy happiness?

Love without attachment is light.

An older sister is a friend and defender - a listener, conspirator, a counsellor and a sharer of delights. And sorrows too.

The desire to impress is an efficient means of bringing out one’s least impressive qualities.

Plant trees. They give us two of the most crucial elements for our survival: oxygen and books.

I'm trying to make the perfect dance, that's what drives me.

Wide acceptance of an idea is not proof of its validity.

At the end of the day, it's important to know what really matters most in life...your sanity, your health, your family, and the ability to start anew.

The awesome thing about failure is that it is only temporary. Embrace it, learn the lesson and come back blazing.

You must begin to define yourself. You must begin to define your Black heritage.

TV journalism is a much more collaborative, horizontal business than print reporting. It has to be, because of the logistics. Anchors are wholly dependent on producers to do all the hustling

When you get to a place where you understand that love and belonging, your worthiness, is a birthright and not something you have to earn, anything is possible.

Every single person has a story that will break your heart. And if you're paying attention, many people... have a story that will bring you to your knees. Nobody rides for free.

You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.

But on paper, things can live forever. On paper, a butterfly never dies.

Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.

If I had to teach someone just one thing about lip color it would be this: Find a lipstick that looks good on your face when you are wearing absolutely no makeup.

Good design successfully manages the tensions between user needs, technology feasibility, and business viability.

States get to improve transportation infrastructure; that creates economic development, puts people back to work and, most important, enhances safety and improves local communities.

Prisons don't rehabilitate, they don't punish, they don't protect, so what the hell do they do?

The past actually happened. History is what someone took the time to write down.

Today, more than ever, we need political leaders who can see the big picture, who understand the relationship between the economy and its environmental support systems.

Do not worry about the past or the future. This moment needs your attention, for this is where your life exists.

Get your priorities straight. No one ever said on his death bed, 'Gee, if I'd only spent more time at the office.'

Show me a writer, any writer, who hasn't suffered and I'll show you someone who writes in pastels as opposed to primary colors.

People take different roads seeking fulfilment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.

Money won't change you, but time will take you out.

Kind words and good deeds are eternal. You never know where their influence will end.

No matter what happens, no matter how far you seem to be away from where you want to be, never stop believing that you will somehow make it.

You can't get old without living.

I need to be the best Chris Brown I can be.

Effort + the courage to show up = enough.

Pride makes us do things well. But it is love that makes us do them to perfection.

When a question has no correct answer, there is only one honest response. The gray area between yes and no. Silence.