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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Certainly in each social period, youth must be made to venerate the dominant absurdities.
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I don't set goals for myself too much, but I'm always trying to write that one great song.
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I push myself as hard as I can every day so I can achieve my goals and so I feel I have nothing to regret later on after my career.
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We kinda look at this as the second or third chapter of our lives. After college, most people figure out what they want to do with their lives. But we already know what we want to do in the future and that is to continue to further our business goals.
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Review your goals twice every day in order to be focused on achieving them.
