H Jackson Brown Quotes

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

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, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.

Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something.

I've learned... . That being kind is more important than being right.

A kiss on the beach when there is a full moon is the closest thing to heaven.

Never forget the nine most important words of any family- I love you. You are beautiful. Please forgive me.

Every person that you meet knows something you don't; learn from them.

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.

The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.

Don't forget, a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.

Why not go out on a limb? Isn’t that where the fruit is?

If you know someone who tries to drown their sorrows, you might tell them sorrows know how to swim.

Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best.

Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you.

Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.

Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.

I've learned that you know your husband still loves you when there are two brownies left and he takes the smaller one.

Be tough minded but tenderhearted.

Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery.

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.

Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get.

Life is slippery. We all need a loving hand to hold onto.

#1425: When you really like someone, tell them. Sometimes you only get one chance.

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

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

Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eyes

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

Never deprive someone of hope it may be all they have

Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon

Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.

I've learned that it doesn't matter how your husband squeezes the toothpaste, the important thing is how he squeezes you.

Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking

When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails

In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance.

Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.

Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.

Instruction for life: Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. When you lose, don't lose the lesson. Follow the three R's: - Respect for self. - Respect for others. - Responsibility for all your actions. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.

Loosen up. Relax. Except for rare life-and-death matters, nothing is as important as it first seems.

Don’t waste time waiting for inspiration. Begin, and inspiration will find you.

Tape record your parents' laughter

Live and learn and pass it on.

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.

Your religion is what you do when the sermon is over.

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

If you're doing your best, you won't have time to worry about failure.

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

Opportunity dances with those who are already on the dance floor.

Wear audacious underwear under the most solemn business attire.

Watch the sunrise at least once a year, put a lot of marshmallows in your hot chocolate, lie on your back and look at the stars, never buy a coffee table you can't put your feet on, never pass up a chance to jump on a trampoline, don't overlook life's small joys while searching for the big ones.

Seek opportunity, not security. A boat in the harbor is safe, but in time its bottom will rot out.

Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.

Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.

The 3 most powerful resources you have available to you : love, prayer and forgiveness.

#1487: Hug a cow.

Choose your life's mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 percent of all your happiness or misery.

Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something. People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost. If you know someone who tries to drown their sorrows, you might tell them sorrows know how to swim...

Don’t delay acting on a good idea. Chances are someone else has just thought of it, too. Success comes to the one who acts first.

Let people know what you stand for and what you won't stand for.

Remember that the biggest gap in the world is between 'I should' and 'I did.

Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have little time to criticize others.

Resist telling people how something should be done. Instead, tell them what needs to be done. They will often surprise you with creative solutions.

Encourage anyone who is trying to improve mentally, physically, or spiritually.

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

الإنسان يعبر الحياة مرة واحدة لذا إذا كان هناك أي خير تستطيع فعله أو أي إحسان تستطيع تقديمه لأي مخلوق فلتفعله الآن لأنك لن تمر من هذا الطريق مرة أخرى.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.

Turn off the tap when brushing your teeth.

I’ve learned that when a man with money meets a man with experience, the man with experience ends up with the money and the man with the money ends up with experience.

When you're lost, admit it, and ask for directions.

ما تراه يعكس تفكيرك، وتفكيرك يعكس اختيارك لما تريد أن تراه.

Live your life as an exclamation, not an explanation.

Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.

Practice empathy. Try to see things from other people's points of view.

Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something, and has lost something.” –H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Let some things remain mysterious.

Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

When complimented, a sincere "thank you" is the only response required.

Remember that the more you know, the less you fear.

Pray not for things, but for wisdom and courage.

Do battle against prejudice and discrimination wherever you find it.

Never be ashamed of honest tears.

Give people a second chance, but not a third.

When someone hugs you, let them be the first to let go.

القلب الرؤوف هو نبع من السعادة يجعل كل شيء بالقرب منه يتحول إلى ابتسامات عذبة.

Thought for the day. Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you. -H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Remember that what’s right isn’t always popular, and what’s popular isn’t always right. 865

If you want to do something and you feel in your bones that it’s the right thing to do, do it. Intuition is often as important as the facts. 663

In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance.” That’s H. Jackson Brown, Jr. —

I’ve learned that moving away from my closest friends was much, much harder to do than I ever thought it would be.

I’ve learned to keep looking ahead. There are still so many good books to read, sunsets to see, friends to visit, and old dogs to take walks with.

Don't carry a grudge.

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

Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship. 578

Marry a woman you love to talk to. As you get older, her conversational skills will be as important as any other. 658

Your mind can only hold one thought at a time. Make it a positive and constructive one.

Don't pray only for things; pray also for wisdom and courage. And never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.

Spend your time and energy creating, not criticizing. 828

Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk. 869

There are people who will always come up with reasons why you can’t do what you want to do. Ignore them. 601

أياً كان هدفها المخطط له، فقد هبطت قذائف الهاون على دار للأيتام تديرها مجموعة خيرية من الموظفين في قرية فيتنامية صغيرة. قتل جميع أفراد المجموعة مع واحد أو اثنين من الأطفال على الفور، وجرح العديد من الأطفال الآخرين، ومنهم فتاة صغيرة في الثامنة من عمرها تقريباً. طلب أهل القرية مساعدة طبية من مدينة قريبة يمكنها الاتصال لاسلكياً بالقوات الأمريكية. وأخيراً وصل طبيب وممرضة من الأسطول الأمريكي في سيارة جيب. قرر الطبيب والممرضة أن الفتاة هي صاحبة الإصابة الأكثر خطورة. وبدون اتخاذ إجراء سريع، فإنها ستموت بسبب الصدمة وفقد الدم. كان نقل الدم حتمياً، وكانت هناك حاجة إلى متبرع له نفس فصيلة الدم. وأظهر اختبار سريع أن أحداً من الأمريكيين ليس له نفس فصيلة الدم، ولكن العديد من الأطفال الأيتام غير المصابين كانت لهم نفس الفصيلة. كان الطبيب يتحدث اللغة الفيتنامية قليلاً، والممرضة تجيد بعض الكلمات الفرنسية. وباستخدام تلك التوليفة، مع الكثير من لغة الإشارة، حاولا أن يشرحا للأطفال الصغار المذعورين أنهما إذا لم يتمكنا من تعويض بعض الدم المفقود، فإن الفتاة ستموت بلا ريب. ثم سألا إن كان أي من الأطفال مستعداً للتبرع بالدم لمساعدتها. صادف طلبهما صمتاً وأعيناً متسعة. وبعد عدة لحظات طويلة، ارتفعت يد صغيرة مرتعشة، ثم سقطت لأسفل مرة أخرى، ثم عادت ترتفع من جديد. قالت الممرضة بالفرنسية: “أوه، أشكرك. ما اسمك؟”. جاء الرد على السؤال: “هينج”. رقد هينج بسرعة على فراش من القش، وتم مسح ذراعه بالكحول لتطهيرها، وغرس إبرة في وريده. وطوال الوقت، ظل هينج راقداً في تيبس وصمت. ولكن بعد قليل من الوقت، أفلتت منه تنهيدة مرتعدة، فسارع بتغطية وجهه بيده الطليقة. سأله الطبيب: “هل تشعر بألم يا هينج؟”. هز هينج رأسه نفياً، ولكن بعد برهة أخرى، أفلتت منه تنهيدة ثانية، ومرة أخرى حاول أن يخفي بكاؤه. مرة أخرى سأله الطبيب عما إذا كانت الإبرة تؤلمه، ومرة أخرى هز هينج رأسه نفياً. كان الفريق الطبي قلقاً. لقد كان من الواضح أن هناك خطأ كبيراً يحدث. وفي هذه اللحظة، وصلت ممرضة فيتنامية للمساعدة. وعندما رأت كرب وجزع الفتى الصغير، تحدثت معه بسرعة بالفيتنامية، وسمعت رده، وأجابته بصوت هادئ لطيف. وبعد لحظة، توقف الفتى عن البكاء ونظر للممرضة الفيتنامية نظرة تساؤل. وعندما أومأت برأسها إيجاباً، علت وجهه نظرة ارتياح. قالت الممرضة للأمريكيين بهدوء: “لقد ظن أنه يحتضر. لقد أساء فهم مقصدكما. كان يتصور أنكما تطالبانه بالتبرع بكل دمه حتى تعيش الفتاة الصغيرة”. سألت ممرضة الأسطول: “ولكن لماذا يمكن أن يوافق على شيء كهذا؟”. كررت الممرضة الفيتنامية السؤال على الفتى باللغة التي يفهمها، فأجاب ببساطة: “لأنها صديقتي”. ليس هناك حب أعظم من هذا الحب؛ أن يهب الإنسان حياته من أجل صديق.