Les Brown Quotes
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Governments, of course, can - and do - soak the rich.
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Those who have heard me speak from time to time know that quite often I cite the observation of that great American author, Mark Twain, who said, history does not repeat itself, but it rhymes.
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An ordinary kitten will ask more questions than any five-year-old.
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I have this dream life where I get to be a celebrity but I get to navigate the world fairly easily because I'm always in character.
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The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy to tell others how much they love them while they're alive.
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My goal was always to be involved in music that would outlive me. And maybe that's actually happening.
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You could argue that 'Sweeney Todd' was romantic, if you looked closely at it, but it didn't impart that to its audiences. But it's large, and it's melodramatic, and it's a style I like to work in periodically.
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I was in the Boy Scouts for about four years until my troop disbanded. It is really one of the best activities youths can get involved in and nearly every scout I have known has been a class act due to the discipline the Scouts have instilled in them.
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I'd say when it comes to being who you are, just don't be afraid to try things.
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People accuse artists of being narcissists - of course we are! If we don't like ourselves, who's going to like us?
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I think everyone knows the news has become ridiculous. It's entertainment driven.
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I have had the good fortune to be able to climb the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. I have enjoyed the freedom I had gained from building a successful business from scratch, making some money, and creating the lifestyle I wanted.
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As a friendly one. I would still like to write concrete poems, but I can only do it sometimes.
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I remember straightening my hair because I wanted to be like everybody else, and now the fact that anybody would emulate what I do? It's just funny.
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I refuse to believe that trading recipes is silly. Tuna Fish casserole is at least as real as corporate stock.
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Honestly, I've always had difficulty relaxing, unwinding and going to bed - that kind of stuff.
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Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it had merely been detected.
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I have been really lucky in my career, with the diversity of it. I get to play really complex people.
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People can say anything they want to. If they don't want to get the news from me, get it from somebody else. It's not something I'm going to worry about, I'm sorry.
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It's really important to say this. Often the faith schools were founded before the state provided education. I want good education in this country so I'm not going to slag off faith schools. I think that it's important that people of different backgrounds and different faiths go to school together and many faith schools do that.
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I feel like a lot of my fans hold high expectations of me when it comes to inside the Octagon - not so much outside of the Octagon - but I feel like most of my performances are pretty dominant, so I don't feel like I have the luxury to not perform in an extremely impressive fashion.
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'Oh, to be a minion,' muttered Giac to himself dreamily. 'I was a sub-minion.'
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The body - that is dust; the soul - it is a bud of eternity.
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Review your goals twice every day in order to be focused on achieving them.
