Les Brown Quotes

My favorite expression is: When you go up to the bell, ring it ? or don't go up to the bell.

Greatness is never achieved through indecision.

It's never the plan to be tentative.

Here's the thing: if I want to do something, I just have to do it - for real! I'm not gonna pussy out in the moment. I don't want no holding back!

Patience is a virtue, but there comes a moment when you must stop being patient and take the day by the throat and shake it. If it fights back; fine. I'd rather end up bloody at the end of the day, then unhurt with no progress made, no knowledge gained. I'd rather have a no, then nothing. I'd forgotten that about myself.

Maturity is the ability to make a decision and stand by it. Immature people spend their lives exploring endless possibilities and then doing nothing. Action requires courage. Without courage, little is accomplished.

If you have not done so yet, decide to decide.

Courage and confidence are what decision making is all about.

Let no one say that taking action is hard. Action is aided by courage, by the moment, by impulse, and the hardest thing in the world is making a decision.

When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take - choose the bolder.

Make up your mind to act decidedly and take the consequences. No good is ever done in this world by hesitation.

I remember my first acting class: I was like, 'That's it.' If I know that I want to do something then I'm going to do it and there's no stopping me, whether it's if I want to take a movie part or don't, or eat sushi for lunch or don't. There's always a very clear goal. Once I figure out what I want that's it.

Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision, or safety.

In politics, guts is all.

I decided to make 'Captain America' because I realized I wasn't doing the film because it terrified me. You can't make decisions based on fear.

When it comes to my work, I'm fearless. I go with my gut.

Presidents with strong nerves are decisive. They don't balk at unpopular decisions. They are willing to make people angry. Bush had strong nerves. Clinton, who passed up a chance to eliminate Osama bin Laden, did not. Obama is a people pleaser, a trait not normally associated with nerves of steel.

Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune.

I don't know what I'm doing, but I'm damn well gonna do it!

We will not duck the tough issues, we will lead.

I look at decisions like - it's like an Indiana Jones movie. The guy comes to a rope ladder, and he's being chased. There's uncertainty on the other side, but he knows when he gets to the other side, he's going to take his machete and cut the rope ladder behind him. He has no retreat.

To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger.

You must ... communicate your passion to others and act accordingly, without hesitation when your decision is once made.

If you choose to do something, attack it. You can hate me, but there's one thing you can't say about me - that I didn't attack it.

I think if you want to do something, then you should go all out completely and be fearless.