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
Believe that you possess a basic goodness, which is the foundation for the greatness you can ultimately achieve.
Sometimes you've got to believe in someone else's belief in you until your belief kicks in.
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.
Once you have dared to dream, I believe you MUST pursue that dream. If you do not pursue your dreams they will consume you; the knowledge that you had a dream but did not pursue it is killing knowledge. Consider it absolutely necessary to go after your dreams.
We are risk averse by nature - but the only way you can reach your full potential is by taking chances. Understand that you are capable of far more than you've achieved, believe that you have something of value to share with the world, and take care to step outside of your comfort zone and into your greatness. Your courage will inspire others to do the same.
Whatever you accomplish in life is a manifestation not as much of what you do, as of what you believe you deserve.
Define your priorities, know your values and believe in your purpose. Only then can you effectively share yourself with others.
Stand up for what you believe in, because you can fall for anything.
Sometimes you've got to # believe in someone else's belief in you until your # belief kicks in.
No matter what happens, no matter how far you seem to be away from where you want to be, never stop believing that you will somehow make it.
Keep the faith...that the best is yet to come. Keep the faith that the next extraordinary version of you is being crafted even now...that nothing can deter you from keeping your commitment to achieving your goals set for today...that you can better your best! Keep the faith. Move forward in spite of your fears and despite any evidence to the contrary. Believe that IT'S POSSIBLE!!
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People couldn't get down here. They couldn't find it, so they'd go a different way and go somewhere else.
Don't let the negativity given to you by the world disempower you. Instead give to yourself that which empowers you.