Misattributed H Jackson Browne Quotes

Why not go out on a limb? Isn't that where the fruit is? ~ Frank Scully

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.

Do the steps that you've been shown,
by everyone you've ever known,
until the dance becomes your very own. ~ Jackson Browne

Not every defeat of authority is a gain for individual freedom, nor every judicial rescue of a convict a victory for liberty. ~ Robert H. Jackson

A person gets from a symbol the meaning he puts into it, and what is one man's comfort and inspiration is another's jest and scorn. ~ Robert H. Jackson

Talk about celestial bodies. ~ Jackson Browne

What you must do, do cheerfully. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Inflation hasn't ruined everything. A dime can still be used as a screwdriver. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Plant more flowers than you pick ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Luck marches with those who give their very best. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

I started playing the trumpet when I was about eight. ~ Jackson Browne

I do a lot of touring, yes, and I have my whole life ever since I was 19 years old, when I used to tour with Al Jarreau, Rickie Lee Jones, and Jackson Browne as a side musician. ~ Vonda Shepard

Be willing to lose a battle in order to win the war. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Civil government cannot let any group ride roughshod over others simply because their consciences tell them to do so. ~ Robert H. Jackson

The next time you face a customer who has every right to be upset, say something like this: 'I don't blame you for feeling as you do. If I were you, I'd feel exactly the same way. What would you like for me to do?' These are magical, healing words, and you'll be surprised at how reasonable people become when they believe you are on their side. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

All that mankind has ever learned is nothing more than a single grain of sand on a beach that reaches to infinity. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Don't confront me with my failures, I had not forgotten them. ~ Jackson Browne

Perform your job better than anyone else can. That's the best job security I know. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Remember, a good marriage is like a campfire. Both grow cold if left unattended. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Remember that the more you know, the less you fear. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

One's right to life, liberty, and property depends on the outcome of no election. ~ Robert H. Jackson

Show respect for everyone who works for a living, regardless of how trivial their job. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Now if I seem to be afraidTo live the life that I have made in songWell it's just that I've been losing so long. ~ Jackson Browne

You either make dust or eat dust. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

If we can cultivate in the world the idea that aggressive war-making is the way to the prisoner's dock rather than the way to honors, we will have accomplished something toward making the peace more secure. ~ Robert H. Jackson

Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have little time to criticize others. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Remember that life's big changes rarely give advance warning. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Put a love note in his shaving kit before he leaves on a business trip. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Hunger in the midnight, hunger at the stroke of noon
Hunger in the banquet, hunger in the bride and groom
Hunger on the TV, hunger on the printed page
And there's a God-sized hunger underneath the questions of the age ~ Jackson Browne

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they are not on your road does not mean they have gotten lost. ~ Jackson Browne

It's not your job to get people to like you, it's your job to like people. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.