"Change your thinking. Change your life! Your thoughts create your reality. Practice positive thinking. Act the way you want to be, and soon you will be the way you act."
Les Brown
Motivational Speaker, Author
Les Brown is a renowned motivational speaker and author, known for his impactful messages on success and resilience.
- Born
- February 18, 1910
- Died
- January 24, 1999
- Quotes
- 176
- Rank
- #510
Quote collection
Les Brown quotes (page 5 of 9)
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"You cannot be wimpy out there on the dream-seeking trail. Dare to break through barriers, to find your own path."
"Sometimes you've got to # believe in someone else's belief in you until your # belief kicks in."
"Failure is not a destination; it’s an invitation to unforeseen VICTORIES."
"Honor your commitments with integrity."
"That everyone won't see it, that everyone won't join you, that everyone won't have the vision... it's necessary to know that... See I wanted everyone to like me, I wanted to be perfect the first time around. IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN. You're gonna make some mistakes, you are gonna create some enemies whenever you decide to take on the world and go after you passion."
"If it's hard, do it hard! Nobody said it would be easy."
"How to discover your greatness? By upgrading our relationships and by having goals beyond our comfort zone."
"As you reach your goals, set new ones. That is how you grow and become a more powerful person."
"Live life like you mean it! Stop procrastinating! Do all that you can...with all that you have...in the place that you are...right now! Life is too unpredictable to put things off and not take it seriously."
"Provide more service than what you get paid for"
"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."
"Perfection does not exist -- you can always do better and you can always grow."
"No one will take better care of your dream than you."
"If you're going through hell, don't stop, keep moving!"
"There are winners, there are losers and there are people who have not yet learned how to win."
"Life is a fight for territory and once you stop fighting for what you want, what you don't want will automatically take over."
"In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact."
"If you run around with 9 losers pretty soon you'll be the 10th loser."
"No one knows what they can do until they try."