Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they're already asleep.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresea, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
In business or in life, don't follow the wagon tracks too closely.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more. .
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Until it is kindled by a spirit as flamingly alive as the one which gave it birth a book is dead to us. Words divested of their magic are but dead hieroglyphs.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
You can always tell when a man's well informed. His views are pretty much like your own.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Every once in a while, take the scenic route.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Strive for excellence, not perfection.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
When you are angry or frustrated, what comes out? Whatever it is, it's a good indication of what you're made of.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
We're constantly striving for success, fame and comfort when all we really need to be happy is someone or some thing to be enthusiastic about.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Luck marches with those who give their very best.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have little time to criticize others.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
If you're doing your best, you won't have any time to worry about failure.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Choose your life's mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 percent of all your happiness or misery.
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Be smarter than other people, just don't tell them so.
