Les Brown
Speaker
1 quotes
When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up. Let your reason get you back up.
Our ability to handle life's challenges is a measure of our strength of character.
Shoot for the moon and if you miss you will still be among the stars.
I think of myself as a catalyst of action and a messenger of hope, turning people onto themselves and turning people onto their dreams.
A lot of people do not muster the courage to live their dreams because they are afraid to die.
We must look for ways to be an active force in our own lives. We must take charge of our own destinies, design a life of substance and truly begin to live our dreams.
Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.
It takes someone with a vision of the possibilities to attain new levels of experience. Someone with the courage to live his dreams.
Forgive those who have hurt you.
Your ability to communicate is an important tool in your pursuit of your goals, whether it is with your family, your co-workers or your clients and customers.
If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.
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.
Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.
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