James Brown Quotes

Some like them fat, some like them tall, some like them short, skinny legs and all. I like them all.

Music has to breathe and sweat. You have to play it live.

What everybody's looking for today, they're looking for escape-ism.

I'd rather be Jack be smart, than Jack be quick. Watch out for the man with the big fat licking stick.

I've been held responsible for taxes I know nothing about.

Take those kids and raise them up, teach them how to drink out of a righteous cup.

Takes a man or a woman to say I'm sorry, and it takes a fool to walk away.

What matters is how many times you get up.

When I'm on stage, I'm trying to do one thing: bring people joy. Just like church does. People don't go to church to find trouble, they go there to lose it.

My son don't have to say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud. He don't have to be called those crazy names.

I used to play one job and have 125 pair of shoes on the floor. What was I doing? I couldn't wear but one pair.

You're like a dull knife, it just ain't cutting.

It's a Man's Man's Man's World

I'm twice as old, but I feel good.

The hardest thing about being James Brown is I have to live. I don't have no down time.

I think the best thing about being James Brown is looking at my little son. Hopefully I can make my son a role model to a lot of people.

Retire for what? What would I do? I made my name as a person that is helping. I'm like Moses in the music business.

Papa didn't cuss, he didn't raise a whole lot of fuss. But when we did wrong, Papa beat the hell out of us.

Everybody over there, get on up. Everybody out there, get into it. Everybody right there, get involved.

A good shell has to have life and resiliency to get in harmony with the swing of the crew.

When you are at a loss of words then go with your feelings. If you feel nothing you must rely on your thinking. If your thinking is not clear then lean on the spirit. With Spirit you cannot go wrong!