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“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.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love You

“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.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr.

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

“I've learned... . That being kind is more important than being right.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr., Live and Learn and Pass It On, Volume II: People Ages 5 to 95 Share What They've Discovered About Life, Love, and Other Good Stuff

“A kiss on the beach when there is a full moon is the closest thing to heaven.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr.

“Never forget the nine most important words of any family-

I love you.
You are beautiful.
Please forgive me.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr.

“Every person that you meet knows something you don't; learn from them.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr.

“Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr.

“The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love You

“Don't forget, a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr., Life's Little Instruction Book: 511 Suggestions, Observations, and Reminders on How to Live a Happy and Rewarding Life

“Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr.

“If you know someone who tries to drown their sorrows, you might tell them sorrows know how to swim.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love You

“Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr.

“Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr., Life's Little Instruction Book: 511 Suggestions, Observations, and Reminders on How to Live a Happy and Rewarding Life

“Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr., Life's Little Instruction Book: 511 Suggestions, Observations, and Reminders on How to Live a Happy and Rewarding Life

“I've learned that you know your husband still loves you when there are two brownies left and he takes the smaller one.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr.

“Be tough minded but tenderhearted.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr., Life's Little Instruction Book: 511 Suggestions, Observations, and Reminders on How to Live a Happy and Rewarding Life

“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.”
― H. Jackson Brown, Jr., Life's Little Instruction Book

“Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love You

“Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr.

“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get.”
― H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

“Life is slippery. We all need a loving hand to hold onto.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr., Life's Little Instruction Book: 511 Suggestions, Observations, and Reminders on How to Live a Happy and Rewarding Life

“Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr.

“#1425: When you really like someone, tell them. Sometimes you only get one chance.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr., The Complete Life's Little Instruction Book

“If you kiss someone on the back of the neck, it spreads.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr.

“Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eyes”
― H. Jackson Brown

“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.

“Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon”
― H. Jackson Brown, Jr., Life's Little Instruction Book

“You cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up up them.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr.

“Never deprive someone of hope it may be all they have ”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr.