James Brown Quotes

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James Brown

Profession : Musician

Birth : May 3, 1933

Sometimes you struggle so hard to feed your family one way, you forget to feed them the other way, with spiritual nourishment. Everybody needs that.

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I just thank God for all of the blessings.

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Thank God for the journey.

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I taught them everything they know, but not everything I know.

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I named my new son James Joseph Brown II. I think he's going to be a lot better than I was.

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When I'm on stage, I'm trying to do one thing: bring people joy. Just like church does. People don't go to church to find trouble, they go there to lose it.

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The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing.

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Hair is the first thing. And teeth the second. Hair and teeth. A man got those two things he's got it all.

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I've been knocked down a lot of times.

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I think the best thing about being James Brown is looking at my little son. Hopefully I can make my son a role model to a lot of people.

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You can't teach others if you are living the same way.

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I want to say to you, Help yourself, so you can help someone else.

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I used to think like Moses. That knocked me down for a couple years and put me in prison. Then I start thinking like Job. Job waited and became the wealthiest and richest man ever 'cause he believed in God.

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You only live once.

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My expectations of other people, I double them on myself.

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My son don't have to say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud. He don't have to be called those crazy names.

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You can take care of yourself, and God helps those who help themselves.

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I did the thing with bonds, which was about 30 million dollars, and didn't get none of the money on them.

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Like Christ said, love thee one another. I learned to do that, and I learned to respect and be appreciative and thankful for what I had.

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I'm not going to be joining ZZ Top. You know they can't play my stuff. It's too complicated.

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