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H. Jackson Brown, Jr. [1940-0] American

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H. Jackson Brown, Jr. is an American author best known for his inspirational book, Life's Little Instruction Book, which was a New York Times bestseller. Its sequel Life's Little Instruction Book: Volume 2 also made it to the same best seller list in 1993.

Happiness, Friendship, Love, Success, Wisdom, Best, Business, Chance, Hope, Marriage, Change, Dreams, Experience, Failure, Finance, Forgiveness, Funny, Gardening, Inspirational, Intelligence, Life, Morning, Motivational, Parenting, Relationship, Time, Trust, Work

Quote	Tags	Rank
The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.	Best, Inspirational	66
Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.	Happiness, Love	102
Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.	Love	103
Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.	Friendship	104
Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.	Forgiveness, Love	105
Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.	Happiness	106
Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.		107
Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.	Wisdom	108
Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than the one with all the facts.	Dreams	109
You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.	Life, Motivational	110
People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.	Happiness	111
Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they're already asleep.	Parenting	112
Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have.	Hope	113
Remember that creating a successful marriage is like farming: you have to start over again every morning.	Marriage, Morning	114
A true friend encourages us, comforts us, supports us like a big easy chair, offering us a safe refuge from the world.		115
Earn your success based on service to others, not at the expense of others.	Success	116
Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.	Wisdom	117
Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.	Gardening	118
Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor.		119
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.		120
If someone offers you a breath mint, accept it.		121
Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.		122
You either make dust or eat dust.		123
When you have nothing important or interesting to say, don't let anyone persuade you to say it.		124
Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have little time to criticize others.	Time	125
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.	Success	126
Enjoy the satisfaction that comes from doing little things well.		201
Don't work for recognition, but do work worthy of recognition.		202
Remember that a gesture of friendship, no matter how small, is always appreciated.	Friendship	203
Remember that no relationship is a total waste of time. You can always learn something about yourself.	Relationship	204
Acquaintances we meet, enjoy, and can easily leave behind; but friendship grows deep roots.	Friendship	205
Put a love note in his shaving kit before he leaves on a business trip.	Business	206
Always have something beautiful in sight, even if it's just a daisy in a jelly glass.		207
Protect your enthusiasm from the negativity of others.		208
Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.	Marriage	209
You can always tell when a man's well informed. His views are pretty much like your own.	Funny	210
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get.	Happiness, Success	211
Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.		212
Luck marches with those who give their very best.	Chance	213
Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best.	Best	214
I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.		215
Choose your life's mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 percent of all your happiness or misery.	Happiness	216
When you are angry or frustrated, what comes out? Whatever it is, it's a good indication of what you're made of.		217
Watch your finances like a hawk.	Finance	218
See any detour as an opportunity to experience new things.	Experience	219
Compliment three people every day.		220
Mature love is composed and sustaining; a celebration of commitment, companionship, and trust.	Trust	221
Living big and joyful and content is almost always the result of our finding satisfaction in life's ordinary day-to-day pleasures. And God must be fond of them, too, for He made so many of them for us to enjoy.		222
Hope is the magic carpet that transports us from the present moment into the realm of infinite possibilities.	Hope	223
When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you are going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce.		224
Measure your wealth by what you'd have left if you lost all your money.		225
There is a fundamental question we all have to face. How are we to live our lives; by what principles and moral values will we be guided and inspired?		226
For most of us, wisdom is acquired in the thicket of experience and usually meets us somewhere along the way if we live long enough. But sooner is better than later.	Wisdom	301
Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.	Work	302
In business or in life, don't follow the wagon tracks too closely.	Business	303
Be smarter than other people, just don't tell them so.	Intelligence	304
Oh, the difference between nearly right and exactly right.		305
If you're doing your best, you won't have any time to worry about failure.	Failure	306
Commit yourself to a mighty purpose.		307
Hold puppies, kittens, and babies anytime you get the chance.	Chance	308
Hope is not a resting place but a starting point - a cactus, not a cushion.		309
While we may lose heart, we never have to lose hope.		310
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.		311
Tell your wife often how terrific she looks.		312
Remember that life's big changes rarely give advance warning.	Change	313
You can't hire someone to practice for you.		314
Never marry someone in hope that they'll change later.		315
Be as polite to the custodian as you are to the chairman of the board.		316
Ask an older person you respect to tell you his or her greatest regret.		317
Young love is wild and outrageous, laughing at moderation and blinding us to common sense.		318

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