Les Brown was born with his twin brother, on February 17, 1945, in Liberty City, Florida. He was adopted by a lady named, Mamie Brown, a 38-year-old single woman. He is one of the world’s best motivational speakers. Ever since he dusted his own less-than-flattering childhood, his life and his speeches have inspired millions of people to step into a life of confidence and winning. Les is a strong believer that we can all achieve greatness in this world. These Les Brown quotes will motivate you immensely.

35 Les Brown Quotes
- “You don’t have to be great to get started, but you have to get started to be great.” Les Brown
- “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. Go for it.” Les Brown
- “Don’t let the negativity given to you by the world disempower you. Instead, give to yourself that which empowers you.” Les Brown
- “Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours.” Les Brown
- “If you run around with 9 losers pretty soon you’ll be the 10th” Les Brown
- “Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.” Les Brown
- “The people that want to step into their greatness are hungry.” Les Brown
- “If you want to become the best at what you do, you’ve got to be willing to fail, again and again. And then finally, one day, you can fail your way to greatness.” Les Brown
- “Success is both very personal and relative, depending on where you would like to be in your own life.” Les Brown
- “Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.” Les Brown
- “In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.” Les Brown
- “Someone’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality.” Les Brown
- “To sit on an idea or fail to act on a goal is not really goal–setting, but wishful thinking.” Les Brown
- “You must remain focused on your journey to greatness.” Les Brown
- “It is important to surround yourself with people who lift you up, encourage you, share your vision, and inspire you.” Les Brown
- “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.” Les Brown
- “Know your gifts and share them.” Les Brown
- “If you want to grow and develop yourself, embrace failure.” Les Brown
- “Most people fail in life not because they aim too high and miss, but because they aim too low and hit.” Les Brown
- “If you don’t program yourself, life will program you.” Les Brown
- “No matter how bad it is, or how bad it gets, I’m going to make it.” Les Brown
- “Listen to yourself the voice that’s in your heart, not your head, it will lead you to your goal.” Les Brown
- “Shoot for the moon and if you miss you will still be among the stars.” Les Brown
- “The greatest revenge is massive success.” Les Brown
- “You have to be willing to allow the person you are today to DIE so that you can give birth to the person you are meant to become.” Les Brown
- “You cannot expect to achieve new goals or move beyond your present circumstances unless you change.” Les Brown
- “There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning, and yearning.” Les Brown
- “You have to know within yourself that you can do this.” Les Brown
- “It has been said, most people die at age 25 and don’t get buried until they are 65. Make an effort to live your life to the fullest.” Les Brown
- “To be successful, you must be willing to do the things today others won’t do in order to have the things tomorrow others won’t have.” Les Brown
- “Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.” Les Brown
- “It’s not over until you win.” Les Brown
- “Do what is easy and your life will be hard. Do what is hard and your life will become easy.” Les Brown
- “If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.” Les Brown
- “You will win if you don’t quit.” Les Brown