You've Got To Be HUNGRY Quotes

“Have you ever thought of something you wanted to do so badly, but you just felt the time wasn’t right? You may be experiencing this right now. You’ve built a logical, practical case in your mind for why this is not the time to move forward on your idea, thought or situation. Well, guess what? Sometimes being logical and practical about your goals is the best way to ensure that they never ignite! Commit to living your life where you are right now with what you have right now! Always be willing to keep pushing forward. Live in the present and make as much impact as you possibly can, while you can.”
― Les Brown, You've Got To Be HUNGRY: The GREATNESS Within to Win

“As Marcus Garvey would say, “Rise up you mighty people, onward and upward to victory.”
― Les Brown, You've Got To Be HUNGRY: The GREATNESS Within to Win

“Anger is a wind that blows out the lamp of the mind. Focus all your energy on being a better person so you can become successful, no matter what the signs say.”
― Les Brown, You've Got To Be HUNGRY: The GREATNESS Within to Win

“The Book of Life says, “As a man thinketh, so is he, and as he continues to think, so he remains.”6 Earl Nightingale asked the question: “What’s wrong with men today?” He answered the question by saying, “Men simply don’t think!” Not only do we often not think, but even when we do think, we think with the world mind. This is why we must re-think our lives!”
― Les Brown, You've Got To Be HUNGRY: The GREATNESS Within to Win

“Dr. Carter G. Woodson who said: “If you can determine what a man shall think, you will never have to concern yourself with what he will do. If you can make a man feel inferior, you will never have to compel him to seek an inferior status, for he will seek it himself. If you can make a man feel justly an outcast, you will never have to order him to the back door. He will go there himself, and if there is no back door, his very nature will demand one!”
― Les Brown, You've Got To Be HUNGRY: The GREATNESS Within to Win

“People say, “It’s not over ‘til the fat lady sings,” but many people quit while she’s just clearing her throat! Don’t quit! Bet on you! When life introduces interruptions, when challenges block your path, bet on you!”
― Les Brown, You've Got To Be HUNGRY: The GREATNESS Within to Win

“Indian activist, Mahatma Gandhi, who was a leader and guru, had a HUNGER for peace and justice. One of his sayings was, “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
― Les Brown, You've Got To Be HUNGRY: The GREATNESS Within to Win

“Dr. Michael Kelley said, “You must be willing to do the things today that others won’t do, in order to have the things tomorrow that others won’t have.” People who are HUNGRY don’t let life define them—they define themselves!”
― Les Brown, You've Got To Be HUNGRY: The GREATNESS Within to Win

“Heart-Centered—Every dream must be a HEART-CENTERED obsession that you are driven to achieve or acquire. You believe in your mind, but you know in your heart. HUNGRY people operate from their hearts! Unshakable Faith—Going after your dreams requires you to have UNSHAKABLE FAITH. It doesn’t really matter what happens to you; it matters what happens in you. HUNGRY people live faith-inspired lives! NOW Urgency—You can’t get out of life alive, so “live each day as if it’s your last because one day it will be.” HUNGRY people live with a sense of NOW URGENCY! Grow Continuously—You don’t get out of life what you want, you get out of life what you are. To have something you’ve never had before, you must become something you’ve never been before. HUNGRY people GROW CONTINUOUSLY to become what they need to be! Relationship Impact—Relationships fall into one of two categories: nourishing relationships that bring out the best in you or toxic relationships that drain out the best of you. HUNGRY people are always asking themselves, “Who can I count on and who should I count out?” YES, LORD—HUNGER speaks to a calling deep within. You have greatness that is waiting for permission to show itself. HUNGRY people understand that their greatness is unleashed by saying YES, LORD!”
― Les Brown, You've Got To Be HUNGRY: The GREATNESS Within to Win

“Just in case you haven’t been told yet, life is not fair. It’s not fair that birds eat worms, but they do!”
― Les Brown, You've Got To Be HUNGRY: The GREATNESS Within to Win

“The average person goes to work and does just enough to keep from being fired, but an unstoppable person, a HUNGRY person, does more than they get paid for.”
― Les Brown, You've Got To Be HUNGRY: The GREATNESS Within to Win

“When things go wrong, don’t go with them!”
― Les Brown, You've Got To Be HUNGRY: The GREATNESS Within to Win

“When the going gets tough, the tough get going!” ~Billy Ocean~”
― Les Brown, You've Got To Be HUNGRY: The GREATNESS Within to Win

“People who are HUNGRY go for their dream, against all odds. They believe as Dexter Yager who said, “If the dream is big enough, the odds don’t matter!”
― Les Brown, You've Got To Be HUNGRY: The GREATNESS Within to Win

“Book of Life says, “Where your heart is, there your treasure is also.”3”
― Les Brown, You've Got To Be HUNGRY: The GREATNESS Within to Win

“Mark Twain stated, “The two most important days in your life are the day you were born, and the day you realize why you were born.”
― Les Brown, You've Got To Be HUNGRY: The GREATNESS Within to Win

“As long as your heart is open to the possibilities, you will find that whatever you’re seeking is also seeking you!”
― Les Brown, You've Got To Be HUNGRY: The GREATNESS Within to Win

“You’ve Got to Be HUNGRY!”
― Les Brown, You've Got To Be HUNGRY: The GREATNESS Within to Win

“What lies behind us and what lies before us, are small matters compared to what lies within us. And when we bring what is within us out into the world, miracles happen.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson~”
― Les Brown, You've Got To Be HUNGRY: The GREATNESS Within to Win

“The imagination is the only part of us that cannot be shackled. It is the irreducible essence of who we are, and it is that which allows us to see into our future. Einstein said, “The imagination is the preview of what is to come.”
― Les Brown, You've Got To Be HUNGRY: The GREATNESS Within to Win

“We may be through with our past, but the past isn’t through with us.”
― Les Brown, You've Got To Be HUNGRY: The GREATNESS Within to Win

“It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach. It isn’t a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream. It is not a disaster to be unable to capture your ideal, but it is a disaster to have no ideal to capture. It is not a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for. Not failure, but low aim, is sin.” ~Dr. Benjamin Mays~”
― Les Brown, You've Got To Be HUNGRY: The GREATNESS Within to Win

“I would also add to that statement, if you are the biggest income earner in your group, you need two new groups. (laugh!) As I always say, you must practice associating with OQP (Only Quality People). These are the people who can take you places that you cannot go by yourself. You may have to change the people around you. One goose can fly 75 percent further in formation with other geese than it ever can flying solo. The same principle applies to you! You can run faster and further with a hundred people who want to go where you are going than you can with one hanging around your neck. But the truth is sometimes it can be hard to find nourishing relationships in your current environment. Get into a new environment! Take time to research clubs, groups, organizations and associations that share your interests and vision. Upgrade your circle! Ensure those around you match your HUNGER!”
― Les Brown, You've Got To Be HUNGRY: The GREATNESS Within to Win

“Blessed are those who HUNGER and thirst after righteousness for they shall be filled.” (Matthew 5:6) “It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach. It isn’t a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream. It is not a disaster to be unable to capture your ideal, but it is a disaster to have no ideal to capture. It is not a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for. Not failure, but low aim, is sin.” ~Dr. Benjamin Mays~”
― Les Brown, You've Got To Be HUNGRY: The GREATNESS Within to Win