Top 120 Les Brown Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “You can’t see the picture when you’re in the frame.”

— Les Brown

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

— Les Brown

53. “Honor your commitments with integrity.”

— Les Brown

54. “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.”

— Les Brown

55. “You were created on purpose for a purpose. There is a thirst and hunger in your heart that is real. Pay attention to it.”

— Les Brown

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

— Les Brown

57. “The key to success is discovering your innate power and using it daily.”

— Les Brown

58. “Do something about your life now.”

— Les Brown

59. “No one gets out of the game of life alive. You either die in the bleachers, or on the field. So, you might as well play out on the field, and go for it.”

— Les Brown

60. “Your dream was given to you. If someone else can’t see it for you, that’s fine, it was given to you and not them. It’s your dream. Hold it. Nourish it. Cultivate it!”

— Les Brown

61. “If you run around with 9 losers pretty soon you’ll be the 10th loser.”

— Les Brown

62. “If you only talk to a person’s head and not their heart, people won’t listen to you.”

— Les Brown

63. “If you go through life being casual, you will end up a casualty.”

— Les Brown

64. “You have the courage and power to live your dreams.”

— Les Brown

65. “Goals help you channel your energy into action.”

— Les Brown

66. “Whatever you’re seeking, it’s seeking you.”

— Les Brown

67. “Provide more service than what you get paid for.”

— Les Brown

68. “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.”

— Les Brown

69. “Stand up for what you believe in, because you can fall for anything.”

— Les Brown

70. “When it comes to success, it will come when it comes. A delay does not mean a denial.”

— Les Brown

71. “Know your gifts and share them.”

— Les Brown

72. “Your smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel comfortable around you.”

— Les Brown

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

— Les Brown

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

— Les Brown

75. “The time is ‘now’ to do something – don’t drag your feet.”

— Les Brown

76. “Never, under any conditions allow circumstances to determine your reality.”

— Les Brown

77. “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.”

— Les Brown

78. “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.”

— Les Brown

79. “If you put yourself in a position where you have to stretch outside your comfort zone, then you are forced to expand your consciousness.”

— Les Brown

80. “The only limits to the possibilities in your life tomorrow are the buts you use today.”

— Les Brown

81. “What we do and accomplish is only the tip of the iceberg of what’s possible for us.”

— Les Brown

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

— Les Brown

83. “How to discover your greatness? By upgrading our relationships and by having goals beyond our comfort zone.”

— Les Brown

84. “You must remain focused on your journey to greatness.”

— Les Brown

85. “Live out of your imagination instead of out of your memory.”

— Les Brown

86. “Be willing to go all out, in pursuit of your dream. Ultimately it will pay off. You are more powerful than you think you are.”

— Les Brown

87. “There are two types of relationships: nourishing and toxic. Do not keep the toxic. What interaction does light have with darkness? None!”

— Les Brown

88. “Forgive those who have hurt you.”

— Les Brown

89. “I advise you to say your dream is possible and then overcome all inconveniences, ignore all the hassles and take a running leap through the hoop, even if it is in flames.”

— Les Brown

90. “You can’t get out of life alive.”

— Les Brown

91. “Perfection does not exist – you can always do better and you can always grow.”

— Les Brown

92. “You have to know what is right for you and go after it regardless of what others say.”

— Les Brown

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

— Les Brown

94. “If you are not excited about your own dream, how can you expect anybody else to be?”

— Les Brown

95. “Accept the consequences of your actions in order to become the agent of your mental, physical, spiritual and material success.”

— Les Brown

96. “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.”

— Les Brown

97. “Practice only makes for improvement.”

— Les Brown

98. “We were all born with a certain degree of power. The key to success is discovering this innate power and using it daily to deal with whatever challenges come our way.”

— Les Brown

99. “A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand.”

— Les Brown

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

— Les Brown