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We have the responsibility to put our gifts to work.

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Les Brown
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: February 17
Motivational Speaker
Politician
Speaker
Miami
Florida
Leslie Brown
Leslie C. Brown
Leslie Calvin Brown
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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.
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Ask for help. Not because you are weak. But because you want to remain strong.
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I can bounce back from adversity and reinvent my life - it's possible
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Someone's opinion of you does not have to become your reality.
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In order to do something you've never done, you've got to become someone you've never been. I think that all of us have great potential within us, but greatness is a choice it's not our destiny. And in the pursuit of our dreams we are introduced to trials, failures and disappointments , which take us to the door of discovery and greatness.
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Never, under any conditions allow circumstances to determine your reality.
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Sometimes you've got to # believe in someone else's belief in you until your # belief kicks in.
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You have the courage and power to live your dreams.
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Anytime you suffer a setback or disappointment, put your head down and plow ahead.
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Life is a fight for territory and once you stop fighting for what you want, what you don't want will automatically take over.
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Practice only makes for improvement.
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Do what is easy and your life will be hard. Do what is hard and your life will become easy.
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A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand.
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Your smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel comfortable around you.
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Don’t waste another minute dealing with a toxic, negative, energy-draining person. Some people are wired for negativity. They love being argumentative, combative and abusive. Run for your life as quickly as possible.
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If you spend a lot of time thinking about your problems, they'll grow bigger and stronger. Is that what you want? Of course not!Instead, focus on your goals. Start your day with them at the front of your mind, and use notes to recall them strategically throughout your day.
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Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death... It's possible. Even when you have no evidence to point to.... It's possible.
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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.
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When a show fails to destroy the competition-and it can fail while attracting 20 million viewers-it is itself destroyed.
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If you only talk to a person's head and not their heart people won't listen to you.
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