Les Brown Quotes

“Other people's opinion of you does not have to become your reality.”
― Les Brown, Live Your Dreams

“The graveyard is the richest place on earth, because it is here that you will find all the hopes and dreams that were never fulfilled, the books that were never written, the songs that were never sung, the inventions that were never shared, the cures that were never discovered, all because someone was too afraid to take that first step, keep with the problem, or determined to carry out their dream.”
― Les Brown

“You don't have to be great to get started, but you have to get started to be great.”
― Les Brown, The Power of Purpose

“Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.”
― Les Brown

“Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.”
― Les Brown

“Most people fail in life not because they aim too high and miss, but because they aim too low and hit.”
― Les Brown

“If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.”
― Les Brown

“The greatest revenge is massive success.”
― Les Brown

“Live out of your imagination instead of out of your memory.”
― Les Brown

“‎Someone's opinion of you does not have to become your reality.”
― Les Brown

“Align yourself with people that you can learn from, people who want more out of life, people who are stretching and searching and seeking some higher ground in life.”
― Les Brown

“Shoot for the moon, because even if you miss you miss, you'll land in the stars.”
― Les Brown

“Just because Fate doesn't deal you the right cards, it doesn't mean you should give up. It just means you have to play the cards you get to their maximum potential.”
― Les Brown

“Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.”
― Les Brown

“Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.”
― Les Brown

“Perfection does not exist -- you can always do better and you can always grow.”
― Les Brown

“I will heighten my life by helping others heighten theirs”
― Les Brown, Live Your Dreams

“No one rises to low expectations”
― Les Brown

“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.”
― Les Brown

“It's not over until you win”
― Les Brown, Its Not Over Until You Win: How to Become the Person You Always Wanted to Be No Matter What the Obstacle

“It is better to aim high and miss than to aim low and hit.”
― Les Brown

“A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand.”
― Les Brown

“You don't have to be great to get started but you have to get started to be great.”
― Les Brown

“Make sure when you fall you land on your back if you can see you can get up.”
― Les Brown, Live Your Dreams

“Live full, die empty”
― Les Brown

“Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way.”
― Les Brown

“Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living out fears.”
― Les Brown

“It's better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one, than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.”
― Les Brown

“To achieve something that you have never achieved before, you must become someone that you have never been before.”
― Les Brown

“Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours.”
― Les Brown