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1 " #1487: Hug a cow. "
― H. Jackson Brown Jr. , The Complete Life's Little Instruction Book
2 " #1425: When you really like someone, tell them. Sometimes you only get one chance. "
3 " Choose your life's mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 percent of all your happiness or misery. "
4 " Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something. People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost. If you know someone who tries to drown their sorrows, you might tell them sorrows know how to swim... "
5 " Seek opportunity, not security. A boat in the harbor is safe, but in time its bottom will rot out. "
6 " 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. "
7 " Resist telling people how something should be done. Instead, tell them what needs to be done. They will often surprise you with creative solutions. "
8 " Live your life as an exclamation, not an explanation. "
9 " Marry a woman you love to talk to. As you get older, her conversational skills will be as important as any other. 658 "
10 " 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 "
11 " Remember that what’s right isn’t always popular, and what’s popular isn’t always right. 865 "
12 " Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship. 578 "
13 " Spend your time and energy creating, not criticizing. 828 "
14 " Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values. 672 "
15 " Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk. 869 "
16 " Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer. 689 "
17 " 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 "
18 " Never give up on a dream just because of the length of time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway. 1277 "
19 " Remember that every age brings new opportunities. 1325 "
20 " Remember that a minute of anger denies you sixty seconds of happiness. 1248 "