Charles Bradley Quotes

Whatever you're going through in your life, don't ever give up.

It was never easy, but I always tried my best and kept complaints out of my heart by holding tightly onto the hope that one day, I would read and write.

I say to people that it's a choice that we make every day in our lives. Doesn't matter what you're going through. You don't have to be going through what I went through. But it's whether you decide to get up or stay down, whether you say 'yes' or whether you say 'no' to life. Basically, I decided to say, 'Yes.'

Anything is possible. I've got a few more miles in me. I'm not going to feel sorry for myself.

You've got keep your head up, keep fighting, and do the best you can.

A wise man once said, 'Instead of crying, I keep on trying.' And that wise man is me, because I just made that up. I think.

The most important thing any broken individual can do is keep their chin up and keep moving forward.

I think whenever you have any kind of injury or challenge, you just have to deal with it the best you can. You have to decide what's important to you and focus on getting back to where you want to be. And enjoy where you are and what your goals and dreams are and just give it 100 percent.

Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.

Work hard for what you want because it won't come to you without a fight. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. If somebody puts you down or criticizes you, just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive.

My advice to young entrepreneurs is not to accept defeat in the face of odds, and challenge negative forces with hope, self-confidence and conviction.

It's still in my heart. I can do it.

But I've never once thought that I wouldn't get back, as if you do think like that, then you're in trouble.

Never be discouraged. If I were sunk in the lowest pits of Nova Scotia, with the Rocky Mountains piled on me, I would hang on, exercise faith, and keep up good courage, and I would come out on top.

I've been through a lot of things in my personal and family life. That turned me into a fighter. I always strive to be the best I possibly can.

You just have to keep believing in yourself.

I'm a big believer in overcoming and achieving and doing things and not feeling sorry for yourself.

How do you nurture a positive attitude when all the statistics say you're a dead man? You go to work.

You can make your own way. It's about getting out there and not letting rejection get you down.

'Give up... it's time to quit,' I don't think I've ever really accepted those kinds of words in my life or vocabulary.

When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up. Let your reason get you back up.

However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.

I'd faced a lot of rejection from labels and the industry, and it was getting hard to keep believing in myself. But something wouldn't let me - inside - I had this voice that was relentlessly hopeful, and honestly, I just loved performing and writing too much to ever really quit.

I'm a damaged person, but I have hope and a will to not give up.

Every single day, I get up and I say, 'I am going to live and not die.'