Les Brown Quotes

You are never too old to set another goal, or to dream a new dream.

Other people's opinion of you does not have to become your reality.

You don't have to be great to get started, but you have to get started to be great.

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.

Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.

Most people fail in life not because they aim too high and miss, but because they aim too low and hit.

If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.

The graveyard is the richest place on earth, because it is here that you will find all the hopes and dreams that were never fulfilled, the books that were never written, the songs that were never sung, the inventions that were never shared, the cures that were never discovered, all because someone was too afraid to take that first step, keep with the problem, or determined to carry out their dream.

The greatest revenge is massive success.

Live out of your imagination instead of out of your memory.

‎Someone's opinion of you does not have to become your reality.

Align yourself with people that you can learn from, people who want more out of life, people who are stretching and searching and seeking some higher ground in life.

Shoot for the moon, because even if you miss you miss, you'll land in the stars.

Just because Fate doesn't deal you the right cards, it doesn't mean you should give up. It just means you have to play the cards you get to their maximum potential.

Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.

Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.

Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.

Perfection does not exist -- you can always do better and you can always grow.

I wish we could spend July by the sea, browning ourselves and feeling water-weighted hair flow behind us from a dive. I wish our gravest concerns were the summer gnats. I wish we were hungry for hot dogs and dopes, and it would be nice to smell the starch of summer linens and the faint odor of talc in blistering summer bath houses ... We could lie in long citoneuse beams of the five o'clock sun on the plage at Juan-les-Pins and hear the sound of the drum and piano being scooped out to sea by the waves.

I will heighten my life by helping others heighten theirs

No one rises to low expectations

It is better to aim high and miss than to aim low and hit.

A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand.

It's not over until you win

You don't have to be great to get started but you have to get started to be great.

Live full, die empty

Make sure when you fall you land on your back if you can see you can get up.

Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way.

The things you want are always possible; it is just that the way to get them is not always apparent. The only real obstacle in your path to a fulfilling life is you, and that can be a considerable obstacle because you carry the baggage of insecurities and past experience.

you don't have to be great to get started but you have to to get started to be great

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living out fears.

I would rather fail at what I love than succeed at what I hate.

Things may happen around you, and things may happen to you, but the only things that really count are the things that happen in you.” 

When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up.

You cannot expect to achieve new goals or move beyond your present circumstances unless you change.

Don't let someone else's opinion of you become your reality.

Your smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel comfortable around you.

It's better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one, than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.

If you're not willing to risk you cannot grow, and if you cannot grow you cannot become your best, and if you cannot become your best, you cannot be happy.

No matter how bad it is...or how bad it gets...I'm going to make it.

From his soft fur, golden and brown, Goes out so sweet a scent, one night I might have been embalmed in it By giving him one little pet. He is my household's guardian soul; He judges, he presides, inspires All matters in his royal realm; Might he be fairy? or a god? When my eyes, to this cat I love Drawn as by a magnet's force, Turn tamely back upon that appeal, And when I look within myself, I notice with astonishment The fire of his opal eyes, Clear beacons glowing, living jewels, Taking my measure, steadily.

Never build a case against yourself.” 

To achieve something that you have never achieved before, you must become someone that you have never been before.

In a way he made me think of a child doll, with briliant faintly red-brown glass eyes - a doll that had been found in an attic. I wanted to polish him with kisses, clean him up, make him evevn more radiant than he was. "That's what you always want," he said softly... "When you found me under Les Innocents," he said, "you wanted to bathe me with perfume and dress me in velvevt with great embroidered sleeves." "Yes," I said, "and comb your hair, your beautiful russet hair." My tone was angry. "You look good to me, you damnable little devil, good to embrace and good to love.

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears

You can't get out of life alive, so you may as well have a good time.

I have the power to handle whatever comes up.

I know what I want in life and I will do whatever it takes to get it.

This is my decade. Nothing is going to stop me.

The limitations you have and the negative things that you internalize are given to you by the world. The thing that empowers you—the possibilities—come from within.

Our ability to handle life's challenges is a measure of our strength of character.

Never say you're having a bad day...say you're having a character building day

I learned from my mother that there is a greatness in all of us, and that all of us are delivered to this world with a mission. I believe that life is a journey, often difficult and sometimes incredibly cruel, but we are well equipped for it only we tap into our talents and gifts and allow them to blossom.

As you look at your life look at your goals and dreams, it's better to be prepared for an opportunity not have one than have an opportunity and not be prepared. If you expect to reach your goal prepare yourself now.

Listen to positive music, watch positive videos or movies, hang out with positive, upbeat people. The last thing a blue mood need is more blues. Don’t be volunteer victim; be a fighter.

Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure.

I am worthwhile and talented and I deserve my goals.

Mira alla luna. Male che andrà, ti ritroverai tra le stelle.

If you don't program yourself, life will program you.

I believe that life is a journey, often difficult and sometimes incredibly cruel, but we are well equipped for it only we tap into our talents and gifts and allow them to blossom.

We must look for ways to be an active force in our own lives. We must take charge of our own destinies, design a life of substance, and truly begin to live our dreams.

What could you do to make a difference in the world?

I must commit myself to beginning each day by concentrating on positive thoughts and focusing on my goals.

Its Not Over Until You Win....

That which you are looking for, you’re living with.

Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours.

Shoot for the moon and even if you miss you'll land among the stars.

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. - Les Brown

Most people fail in life not because they aim too high and miss, but because they aim too low and hit.  -  Les Brown

You must give yourself love and open yourself to the possibilities of life. Whatever your dream, know that is possible to change your life and go after it. March Aurelius said, “The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, they can’t find them, MAKE THEM.   —George Bernard Shaw

Be humble!! Be wise!! Be wild!! Be love!! Be cute!! Be sexy!! Be sweet!! Be bold!! Okaaaayyyy... Be whatever you wanna be!! It's your life!! **Someone's opinion of you doesn't have to be your reality! (Les brown)**

There comes a time when you have to drop your burdens in order to fight for yourself and your dreams. Many of us carry baggage from the past that hinders our ability to fight for the things we want in life, our goals, our dreams. If you learn in this book to let go of those burdensome emotions and memories, then one of my chief objectives will be realized; you will be able to pursue and live your dreams.

The number-one killer in this country is heart disease. And the majority of people suffer their first major heart attack on Monday morning between eight and nine. That is the time, of course, when most people are getting ready to go to jobs that they don’t like, jobs that are making them sick.

It is possible for me to live my dreams.

Fear does not have any special power unless you empower it by submitting to it.

There are winners, there are losers and there are people who have not yet learned how to win.

Every human has four endowments - self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom... The power to choose, to respond, to change.

Don’t waste another minute dealing with a toxic, negative, energy-draining person. Some people are wired for negativity. They love being argumentative, combative and abusive. Run for your life as quickly as possible.

everyone is born unique but most of us die copies.

Habla y ellos te escucharán -me apremia-. Es así de simple. Todos los oídos quieren escuchar una voz que les guíe en la oscuridad.

There is no sense in having a goal if you aren’t going to go after it.

Then you are not pursuing your goal in life, when you are unfulfilled and just cruising along unconsciously, I believe that you are literally committing spiritual suicide.

Shoot for the moon, the worst that could happen is you land amongst the stars

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears...

It's possible, that's all you need to remember

As Marcus Garvey would say, “Rise up you mighty people, onward and upward to victory.

A los que cenan con la guerra y el imperio, siempre les llega la cuenta al final.

Love yourself unconditionally, just as you love those closest to you despite their faults

Softly as brown-eyed Angels rove I will return to thy alcove, And glide upon the night to thee, Treading the shadows silently. And I will give to thee, my own, Kisses as icy as the moon, And the caresses of a snake Cold gliding in the thorny brake. And when returns the livid morn Thou shalt find all my place forlorn And chilly, till the falling night. Others would rule by tenderness Over thy life and youthfulness, But I would conquer thee by fright!

Mais je me bats pour lui. Du moins, pour les hommes comme lui. Les gens biens. Ceux qui sont bons et sages, qui voient le monde tel qu'il devrait être, mais qui parlent moins fort que les connards.

Many times people back away from things they want to do, from the dreams they have nurtured, because they cannot envision a clear way to bring those goals to reality. Mama lived by the saying “You must walk by faith and not by sight.” She believed that if you summon the courage to go after your dream, life will provide the answers.

Shoot for the moon even if you miss, You'll land among the stars.

Anger is a wind that blows out the lamp of the mind. Focus all your energy on being a better person so you can become successful, no matter what the signs say.

peak-to-peek, conquering one peak and then peeking over the top to find another one to climb.

Ask yourself if you are leaving a trail that others may want to follow. Are you leaving a legacy of accomplishment? What mark will you leave on your industry? Your friends and family?

Corky, tu as trop l’habitude de regarder vers le haut. Observe un peu le bas. Il y a un environnement à faible gravité, sur terre, et en abondance. Et il est là depuis les temps préhistoriques.

Workplace bullying acts as silent cyanide; often it’s done in private. When does envy occur? When somebody pulls a little further ahead, like the tall poppy. Someone is favored by the boss, he or she does better work, the person has more energy, nicer clothes, a nicer car, or is perceived as better looking for example. It could be a whole bunch of reasons and the target often has no clue—the target is the last to know. Envy is the driver, and envy has more to do with the bully than the target. It’s not the target’s fault, yet targets often drop their own needs and respond by taking ownership for the bully’s feelings of low self-worth. 

Have you ever thought of something you wanted to do so badly, but you just felt the time wasn’t right? You may be experiencing this right now. You’ve built a logical, practical case in your mind for why this is not the time to move forward on your idea, thought or situation. Well, guess what? Sometimes being logical and practical about your goals is the best way to ensure that they never ignite! Commit to living your life where you are right now with what you have right now! Always be willing to keep pushing forward. Live in the present and make as much impact as you possibly can, while you can.

Plutarch's Lives, Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Chaucer, Imitation of Christ (Thomas a Kempis), Holy Living and Holy Dying (Jeremy Taylor), Pilgrim's Progress, Macaulay's Essays, Bacon's Essays, Addison's Essays, Essays of Elia (Charles Lamb), Les Miserables (Hugo), Heroes and Hero Worship (Carlyle), Palgrave's Golden Treasury, Wordsworth, Vicar of Wakefield, Adam Bede (George Eliot), Vanity Fair (Thackeray), Ivanhoe (Scott), On the Heights (Auerbach), Eugenie Grandet (Balzac), Scarlet Letter (Hawthorne), Emerson's Essays, Boswell's Life of Johnson, History of the English People (Green), Outlines of Universal History, Origin of Species, Montaigne's Essays, Longfellow, Tennyson, Browning, Whittier, Ruskin, Herbert Spencer.