James Brown Quotes
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I only got a seventh-grade education, but I have a doctorate in funk, and I like to put that to good use
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Tell the politicians and the hustlers: live and let live.
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You're like a dull knife, just ain't cuttin', just talkin' loud and saying nothing
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I don't know karate, but I know ka-razy!
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I taught them everything they know, but not everything I know.
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Some like them fat, some like them tall, some like them short, skinny legs and all. I like them all.
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Don't terrorize. Organize. Don't burn. Give kids a chance to learn … The real answer to race problems in this country is education. Not burning and killing. Be ready. Be qualified. Own something. Be somebody. That's Black Power.
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As I always said, if people wanted to know who James Brown is, all they have to do is listen to my music.
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The hardest thing about being James Brown is I have to live. I don't have no down time.
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I'm a ghetto man who made good. I never forgot where I came from and who put me on top - God and Jack The Rapper.
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I'm kidding about having only a few dollars. I might have a few dollars more.
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For goodness sake, look at those cakes.
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You can take care of yourself, and God helps those who help themselves.
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When you touch me, good God.
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Retire for what? What would I do? I made my name as a person that is helping. I'm like Moses in the music business.
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Thank God that I had the ability to understand that I had a different beat and that I was a drummer.
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You're like a dull knife, it just ain't cutting.
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I got a wife who likes expensive things, so she takes all the cash.
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When I'm on stage, I'm trying to do one thing: bring people joy. Just like church does. People don't go to church to find trouble, they go there to lose it.
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I named my new son James Joseph Brown II. I think he's going to be a lot better than I was.
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I'm twice as old, but I feel good.
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Take those kids and raise them up, teach them how to drink out of a righteous cup.
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I've been held responsible for taxes I know nothing about.
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This is an issue couples have to be straight on and agree on before they walk down that aisle; otherwise there is no way their marriage will survive.