“Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.”
Les Brown Quotes
Les Brown (b. 1945), American motivational speaker and author on personal development. He challenges readers to overcome fear, embrace ambition, and recognize that life's potential is limited only by self-imposed boundaries.
“Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.”
“Most people fail in life not because they aim too high and miss, but because they aim too low and hit.”
“If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.”
“The greatest revenge is massive success.”
“Live out of your imagination instead of out of your memory.”
“Someone's opinion of you does not have to become your reality.”
“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.”
“Shoot for the moon, because even if you miss you miss, you'll land in the stars.”
“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.”
“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.”
“Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.”
“Perfection does not exist -- you can always do better and you can always grow.”
“It is better to aim high and miss than to aim low and hit.”
“A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand.”
“You don't have to be great to get started but you have to get started to be great.”
“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.”
“you don't have to be great to get started but you have to to get started to be great”
“Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living out fears.”
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