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Famous James Brown Quotes
“I taught them everything they know, but not everything I know.”
“Music, it requires more than brawn. It requires a lot of heart. You gotta put love in there.”
“The hardest thing about being James Brown is I have to live. I don't have no down time.”
“It's a Man's Man's Man's World”
“You can take care of yourself, and God helps those who help themselves.”
“I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I'll Get It Myself)”
“When I'm on stage, I'm trying to do one thing: bring people joy.”
“I want to say to you: Help yourself, so you can help someone else.”
“You're like a dull knife, just ain't cuttin', just talkin' loud and saying nothing”
“Takes a man or a woman to say I'm sorry, and it takes a fool to walk away.”
“What everybody's looking for today, they're looking for escape-ism.”
“Take those kids and raise them up, teach them how to drink out of a righteous cup.”
“This is a revolution of the mind, get your mind together and get away from drugs.”
“If you don't get it the first time, back up and try it again.”
“I don't know karate, but I know crazy.”