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 (1991–1994).
Its sequel Life’s Little Instruction Book: Volume 2 also made it to the same best seller list in 1993.
Brown’s books have been translated into 35 languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide. They have spawned calendars, posters, apparel items, daily journals, greeting cards, audio cassettes, screensavers and even fortune cookies.
Read below the inspiring Quotes of H. Jackson Brown Jr.
Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.
Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.
Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.
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, Michaelangelo, 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.
Never forget the nine most important words of any family-
I love you.
You are beautiful.
Please forgive me.
Love is when the other person’s happiness is more important than your own.
Every person that you meet knows something you don’t; learn from them.
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.
Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best.
Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.
Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you.
Life is slippery. We all need a loving hand to hold onto.
Follow the three R’s:
– Respect for self.
– Respect for others.
– Responsibility for all your actions.
You cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up up them.
Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eyes.
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.
Be tough minded but tenderhearted.
Commit yourself to constant improvement. Commit yourself to quality. Be persistent, persistent, persistent…and have a grateful heart!
When you really like someone, tell them. Sometimes you only get one chance.
Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
Never deprive someone of hope it may be all they have.
In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance.
I’ve learned that it doesn’t matter how your husband squeezes the toothpaste, the important thing is how he squeezes you.
Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.
Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get.
When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails.
Don’t waste time waiting for inspiration. Begin, and inspiration will find you.
Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.
Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.
Opportunity dances with those who are already on the dance floor.
The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.
Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.
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.
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.
If you’re doing your best, you won’t have time to worry about failure.
Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery.
Judge your success by the degree that you’re enjoying peace, health, and love.
The 3 most powerful resources you have available to you : love, prayer and forgiveness.
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 the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have little time to criticize others.
Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.
Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.
When you are angry or frustrated, what comes out? Whatever it is, it’s a good indication of what you’re made of.
Luck marches with those who give their very best.
Be brave. Even if you’re not, pretend to be. No one can tell the difference.
Don’t burn bridges. You’ll be surprised how many times you have to cross the same river.
Learn to listen. Opportunity sometimes knocks very softly.
Live your life as an exclamation, not an explanation.
Never overestimate your power to change others. Never underestimate your power to change yourself.
Remember that overnight success usually takes about fifteen years.
Seek opportunity, not security.
A boat in harbor is safe, but in time its bottom will rot out.
Spend less time worrying who’s right, more time deciding what’s right.
When facing a difficult task, act as though it’s impossible to fail.
