Best Les Brown Quotes

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

As you reach your goals, set new ones. That is how you grow and become a more powerful person.

Other people's opinion of you does not have to become your reality.

There are winners, there are losers and there are people who have not yet learned how to win.

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.

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

Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it you will land among the stars.

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

In the end, it is the person you become, not the things you have achieved, that is the most important.

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.

If you view all the things that happen to you, both good and bad, as opportunities, then you operate out of a higher level of consciousness.

Goals help you channel your energy into action.

Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life.

Get your ideas on paper and study them. Do not let them go to waste!

Live out of your imagination instead of out of your memory.

I believe that life is a journey, often difficult and sometimes incredibly cruel, but we are well equipped for it if only we tap into our talents and gifts and allow them to blossom.

It's important to me that money not be important to me.

Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner.

You are the only real obstacle in your path to a fulfilling life.

All of us need to grow continuously in our lives.

You may not accomplish every goal you set -- no one does -- but what really matters is having goals and going after them wholeheartedly.

If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you.

Be determined to handle any challenge in a way that will make you grow.

You have the courage and power to live your dreams.

Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours.

One of the most essential things you need to do for yourself is to choose a goal that is important to you. Perfection does not exist -- you can always do better and you can always grow.

You must think of failure and defeat as the springboards to new achievements or to the next level of accomplishment.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

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

When you face your fear, most of the time you will discover that it was not really such a big threat after all. We all need some form of deeply rooted, powerful motivation -- it empowers us to overcome obstacles so we can live our dreams.

Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.

Review your goals twice every day in order to be focused on achieving them.

You must remain focused on your journey to greatness.

Choosing goals that are important to you is one of the most essential things you can do in order to live your dreams.

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

If you do not develop the hunger and courage to pursue your goal, you will lose your nerve and you will give up on your dream.

Someone's opinion of you does not have to become your reality.

If you are carrying strong feelings about something that happened in your past, they may hinder your ability to live in the present.

See yourself confronting your fears in your mind's eye and handling those fears like a champ.

You must see your goals clearly and specifically before you can set out for them. Hold them in your mind until they become second nature.

Begin to read a book that will help you move toward your dream.

You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.

Take action in order to move toward your goals.

Change is difficult but often essential to survival.

You cannot expect to achieve new goals or move beyond your present circumstances unless you change.