H. Jackson Brown Jr. Quotes

Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eyes

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

Be modest. A lot was accomplished before you were born.

Never refuse homemade brownies.

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

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

Live and learn and pass it on.

Tape record your parents' laughter

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

Turn off the tap when brushing your teeth.

Just because you earn a decent wage, don’t look down on those who don’t. To put things in perspective, consider what would happen to the public good if you didn’t do your job for 30 days. Then, consider the consequences if sanitation workers didn’t do their jobs for 30 days. Now, whose job is more important?

Don’t think you can relax your way to happiness. Happiness comes as a result of doing. 691 Don’t dismiss a good idea simply because you don’t like the source. 692

Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.

They say it can't be won,
The way the game is run.
But if you choose to stay
You wind up playin' anyway.

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