H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Quotes - Page 7

If you kiss someone on the back of the neck, it spreads.

At the end of your days, be leaning forwards, not falling backwards.

In business or in life, don't follow the wagon tracks too closely.

Don't be so concerned with your rights that you forget your manners.

Ask an older person you respect to tell you his or her greatest regret.

Happiness is not based on possessions, power or prestige, but on relationships with people you love and respect.

Commit yourself to constant improvement. Commit yourself to quality. Be persistent, persistent, persistent...and have a grateful heart!

Nothing important was ever achieved without someone taking a chance.

You cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up up them.

Ask someone you'd like to know to list five people they would most like to meet. It will tell you a lot about them.

Don't work for recognition, but do work worthy of recognition.

Everyone wears an invisible sign that reads "Notice me. Make me feel important."

Develop a sense of urgency in your life.

Become the world's most thoughtful friend.

Spend your time and energy creating, not criticizing.

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

Be smarter than other people, just don't tell them so.

Pay as much attention to the things that are working positively in your life as you do to the things that give you trouble.

Remember, a good marriage is like a campfire. Both grow cold if left unattended.

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.

Don't think you can relax yourself to happiness. Happiness comes as a result of doing.

Love your work, then you will find pleasure in mastering it.

Give children toys that are powered by their imagination, not by batteries.

If you are angry, why not try this. Write a letter. Pour out all of your feelings, describe your anger and disappointment. Don't hold anything back. Then put the letter in a drawer. After two days, take it out and read it. Do you still want to send it? I've found that anger and pie crusts soften after two days.

Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.