Les Brown Quotes

I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them.

The Span of Life is too short to be trifled away in unconcerning and unprofitable Matters.

I feel like every day, every minute I have to make the most of.

I'm not one of these people who likes to do as little as possible. I really do feel the hot breath of time on the back of my neck these days. And there are certain things I want to do before my time is up.

I feel like you only have so much time to make stuff. I'm definitely aware of that. I'm also excited about it.

I want to do as much as I can do while I'm young.

Life is too short to waste . . . 'Twill soon be dark; Up! mind thine own aim, and God speed the mark!

I think seizing the opportunity and making the most of your time is very important, and loving life.

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.

What I try to get physically healthy people to understand is that they're going to die someday. There is no way out. And dying isn't failure, but not living is, so make use of your time. Don't keeping waiting.

I tell you the past is a bucket of ashes, so live not in your yesterdays, no just for tomorrow, but in the here and now. Keep moving and forget the post mortems; and remember, no one can get the jump on the future.

Don't let yesterday use up too much of today.

I just don't want to watch TV, and I know that life is short. I feel like I couldn't do all the things I wanted to do if I had several lifetimes to do them in.

You know, you get to a certain age, 45, 50, I don't know when it happens, I said, 'Jesus, all I got is a certain amount of time. Maybe I should think about using it a little better.'

Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation how it shall be spent.

Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.

I have no time for the endless nostalgia: 'Oh gosh I used to ... ' Life is too short; I don't have any time for sitting and saying I miss things. What's the point? Go and do something else.

I know that one day I'm going to die. I want to accomplish as much as I can before I do.

Life is shockingly short; I don't want to waste that many days.

I want to do as much as I can - I'm young, and I want to get out there while I still can.

I always want to be doing something - going somewhere, doing a project, teaching a class, writing an article. I try to use up my day. You have a limited time on this planet - try to use as much of it as you can for productive purposes.

Life is too short to sit around doing nothing.

You get one go round in this life. Why are you going to settle for second best when you can get everything you want out of it?

There's always another idea round the corner that I want to do. So while I can, it's important to do them, because there will come a time when I can't.

I tell myself to hurry up, that I have to do everything before death catches me.