M. Jackson Quotes

For marriage the best man is the man within oneself. Most women need to develop their own 'masculine' qualities of independence, pride, courage and open sexuality.

One knows one's done one's job as a parent properly if one's children reject everything one stands for.

You've got to sing like you don't need the money.

Every day is one day closer to the dirt, so you got to go hard.

I wanted to help people. I was raised by Quaker hippies... True happiness comes from helping others, that's what was pounded in my head from day one... So that began my teaching journey.

There's an old Celtic proverb that I follow: See much, study much, suffer much is the path to wisdom.

I always look at things as, instead of a problem, how is this an opportunity?

If your life is free of failures, you're not taking enough risks.

Remember that everyone is influenced by kindness.

Judge your success by the degree that you're enjoying peace, health, and love.

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.

O bees, sweet bees!" I said; "that nearest field Is shining white with fragrant immortelles Fly swiftly there and drain those honey wells.

Your library is your portrait.

People who want to be amused have lost the art of living.

When in doubt, risk it

A good book is always on tap; it may be decanted and drunk a hundred times, and it is still there for further imbibement.

Intuition is reason in a hurry.

Forgive everybody but yourself.

Don't try to convert the elderly person; circumvent him.

Those who seek happiness miss it, and those who discuss it, lack it.

The newest books are those that never grow old.

It's not like I'm looking to describe something that's only true of my own circumstances. It's beyond. It's way inside, you know. It's reaching inside to something that you have in common with many.

I want to know what became of the changes we waited for love to bring/Were they only the fitful dreams of some greater awakening?

They sell us the President the same way they sell us our clothes and cars.

Talk about celestial bodies.

The first to come and the last to go, working for that minimum wage.