I got a wife who likes expensive things, so she takes all the cash.

Quote by James Brown

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My expectations of other people, I double them on myself.

My expectations of other people, I double them on myself.

I did the thing with bonds, which was about 30 million dollars, and didn't get...

I did the thing with bonds, which was about 30 million dollars, and didn't get...

I'm kidding about having only a few dollars. I might have a few dollars more.

I'm kidding about having only a few dollars. I might have a few dollars more.

You can't teach others if you are living the same way.

You can't teach others if you are living the same way.

I taught them everything they know, but not everything I know.

I taught them everything they know, but not everything I know.

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

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

Sometimes you struggle so hard to feed your family one way, you forget to feed...

Sometimes you struggle so hard to feed your family one way, you forget to feed...

Thank God for the journey.

Thank God for the journey.

My son don't have to say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud. He don't...

My son don't have to say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud. He don't...

You can take care of yourself, and God helps those who help themselves.

You can take care of yourself, and God helps those who help themselves.

The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing.

The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing.

When God took it, he accepted it; when he brought it back, he accepted it....

When God took it, he accepted it; when he brought it back, he accepted it....

You only live once.

You only live once.

I used to think like Moses. That knocked me down for a couple years and...

I used to think like Moses. That knocked me down for a couple years and...

I'd like to cut down on the work a little bit.

I'd like to cut down on the work a little bit.

I named my new son James Joseph Brown II. I think he's going to be...

I named my new son James Joseph Brown II. I think he's going to be...

I was stillborn. The midwives laid me aside, thought I was really gone. I laid...

I was stillborn. The midwives laid me aside, thought I was really gone. I laid...

When I'm on stage, I'm trying to do one thing: bring people joy. Just like...

When I'm on stage, I'm trying to do one thing: bring people joy. Just like...

The hardest thing about being James Brown is I have to live. I don't have...

The hardest thing about being James Brown is I have to live. I don't have...

I think what I came through is great, but my son can take it to...

I think what I came through is great, but my son can take it to...