Les Brown
Les Brown
Lester Raymond "Les" Brown, Sr. was an American clarinetist, saxophonist, big band leader and composer, best known for his nearly seven decades of work with the big band Les Brown and His Band of Renown. The Band of Renown began in the late 1930s, initially as the group Les Brown and His Blue Devils, led by Brown while he was a student at Duke University. He was the first president of the Los Angeles chapter of the National Academy of...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJazz Singer
Date of Birth14 March 1912
CountryUnited States of America
When you want something, you have to be willing to pay your dues.
The best gifts are those we not only cherish but put to use.
A lot of people do not muster the courage to live their dreams because they are afraid to die.
You take on the responsibility for making your dream a reality.
Your level of belief in yourself will inevitably manifest itself in whatever you do.
You may not accomplish every goal you set / no one does / but what really matters is having goals and going after them wholeheartedly.
You may not accomplish every goal you set -- no one does -- but what really matters is having goals and going after them wholeheartedly.
You must think of failure and defeat as the springboards to new achievements or to the next level of accomplishment.
You don't get in life what you want; you get in life what you are.
Somebody's going to get hurt because of it,
Some people would rather get even instead of get ahead.
We made it to the finals in football and lost. We don't want that to happen again.
Choosing goals that are important to you is one of the most essential things you can do in order to live your dreams.
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.