Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Les Brown

Quote by Les Brown

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

Quote by Les Brown

Author

Les Brown
Les Brown

Les Brown is a renowned American motivational speaker and author. Born on February 17, 1945, he overcame a childhood of poverty to become a global authority on motivation and inspiration. His speeches are filled with passion and inspiration, captivating audiences worldwide. more

You May Also Like

“Even without comparing ourselves to the world's greatest, we set such high standards for ourselves that neither we nor anyone else could ever meet them-and nothing is more destructive to creativity than this. We fail to realize that mastery is not about perfection. It's about a process, a journey. The master is the one who stays on the path day after day, year after year. The master is the one who is willing to try, and fail, and try again, for as long as he or she lives.”

“Bismarck had cunningly taught the parties not to aim at national appeal but to represent interests. They remained class or sectional pressure-groups under the Republic. This was fatal, for it made the party system, and with it democratic parliamentarianism, seem a divisive rather than a unifying factor. Worse: it meant the parties never produced a leader who appealed beyond the narrow limits of his own following.”