H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

“Never underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”

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

“Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor.”

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

“Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen every day.”

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

“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.”

“Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.”

“Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.”

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

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

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

“Earn your success based on service to others, not at the expense of others.”

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

“The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.”

“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.”

“Don't use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved.”