Avery Brooks Quotes

It is hard to bear with people who stand still along the way, lose heart, and seek their happiness in little pleasures which they cling to...You feel sad about all that self-indulgence and self-satisfaction, for you know with an indestructible certainty that something greater is coming.

I've failed a million times on stage. I've listened to notes that I knew weren't right. I've pitched ideas and let other people change them, knowing that it was the wrong choice. The question you have to ask yourself is: How do you want to fail? Do you want to fail in a way that feels like it respects your tastes and value system?

It's a good thing to learn early that other people's opinions do not matter, unless they happen to be true.

I was born to stand out. I don't care whether or not people will find me attractive on screen. That's not why I became an actor. I know that more and more with each new role.

You have to believe in yourself and only trust your own vision and instincts. If I'd listened to what other people thought about my work in the first 10 years that I was a writer, I never would have made it to begin with.

My mom was always saying: 'Be whatever you want to be, but stick with it. Don't waver. Don't change who you are for anybody.'

I try to just make music that I love, and if I believe in it that's all that matters.

Being yourself is what will make you survive through anything. If you make music to please someone, it's the first step in the wrong direction. Always do what you believe in, no matter what people say. Only way to go!

If you stay true to yourself and true to your vision and your own values, you can power through and make an impact on modern life.

We've stood by who we are and we didn't listen to anyone else.

In my life, being true to myself certainly hasn't made things easier. You could never accuse me of taking the path of least resistance.

Live your life to its fullest potential and don't really care too much about what other people think of you.

You show your teeth more when you show what you're made of and your heart.

I have to not let anything get to me and not get an ego about it and just do what I want to do, do things because I like them, and make the music that I like unapologetically.

I've won; I've lost. I'm at the point where I do what I believe in and, win or lose, believe in what I do.

I would say that when you have a big dream or you're trying to solve a big problem, there will always be people who tell you that you can't. Here's my advice: don't listen.

Stay true to what you believe in and don't let people try to change that direction. Don't take no for an answer.

Dream big . . . don't let anybody or anything break your wishbone. Stay strong, full of faith, and courageous... keep that backbone straight. And along the way, don't forget to laugh and enjoy the journey.

Having a dream is what keeps you alive. Overcoming the challenges makes life worth living.

Anything can happen if you are willing to put in the work and remain open to the possibility. Dreams are realized by effort, determination, passion and staying connected to that sense of who you are.

What I would tell girls coming up is just be yourself and don't let people get in the way.

Grow into your ideals so that life cannot rob you of them.

Each day that you're moving toward your dreams without compromising who you are, you're winning

Once you embrace that WHO you are defines you, you can conquer the world. What matters is what's in your heart, what your goals are and what kind of life you want to lead.

People who are rooted in the here and now, who are not defeated by their limitations, who don’t compare themselves to others, who confidently advance along their chosen path-such people are happy, such people are truly great.