Les Brown Quotes

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

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• If you want to be rich watch what rich people do everyday and do it. And watch what poor people do and don't do it.

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• No test... no testimony. You can not make lemonade with sugar alone... you must have some sour lemons. You can not learn good horsemanship by riding a tame horse. The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory. Regardless of what happens to you, never say you are having a bad day... say you are having a character building day. All the things that you are going through are building your character. You are being shaped and designed for your greatness. You have something special! You have GREATNESS within you!

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

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• In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.

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• Life is a fight for territory and once you stop fighting for what you want, what you don't want will automatically take over.

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• You have something special, you have GREATNESS within you!

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

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• Never, under any conditions allow circumstances to determine your reality.

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• I advise you to say your dream is possible and then overcome all inconveniences, ignore all the hassles and take a running leap through the hoop, even if it is in flames.

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• Give yourself a break. Stop beating yourself up! Everyone makes mistakes, has setbacks and failures. You don't come with a book on how to get it right all the time. You will fail sometimes, not because you planned to, but simply because you're human. Failure is a part of creating a great life. Stand up to it and handle it with grace. Because, you can.

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• Goals are not dreamy, pie-in-the-sky ideals. They have every day practical applications and they should be practical.

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• Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death... It's possible. Even when you have no evidence to point to.... It's possible.

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• Know your gifts and share them.

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• If you put yourself in a position where you have to stretch outside your comfort zone, then you are forced to expand your consciousness.

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• The person best suited to look out for your interests is you. The more you depend on yourself, the more positive control you have over every aspect of your life. Take personal responsibility for who you are, what you do, and how you live. You are the only person who knows what is best for you. And you are the one who is most able to achieve it!! You have GREATNESS within you!

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• 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.

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• When it comes to success, it will come when it comes. A delay does not mean a denial.

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• If you run around with 9 losers pretty soon you'll be the 10th loser.

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• Leap and grow your wings on the way down

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• If you only talk to a person's head and not their heart people won't listen to you.

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• If you spend a lot of time thinking about your problems, they'll grow bigger and stronger. Is that what you want? Of course not!Instead, focus on your goals. Start your day with them at the front of your mind, and use notes to recall them strategically throughout your day.

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

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• When a show fails to destroy the competition-and it can fail while attracting 20 million viewers-it is itself destroyed.

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• Doing great requires that we become great people, and all of us can become great people.

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• You have GREATNESS within you, and responsibility to manifest that greatness!

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• Anytime you suffer a setback or disappointment, put your head down and plow ahead.

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• If you go through life being casual, you will end up a casualty

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• If it's hard, do it hard! Nobody said it would be easy.

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• 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.

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