I want to say to you, Help yourself, so you can help someone else.

Quote by James Brown

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I'm not going to be joining ZZ Top. You know they can't play my stuff....

I'm not going to be joining ZZ Top. You know they can't play my stuff....

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

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

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...

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....

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.

I think the best thing about being James Brown is looking at my little son....

I think the best thing about being James Brown is looking at my little son....

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

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

Thank God for the journey.

Thank God for the journey.

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

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

Like Christ said, love thee one another. I learned to do that, and I learned...

Like Christ said, love thee one another. I learned to do that, and I learned...

I just thank God for all of the blessings.

I just thank God for all of the blessings.

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...

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

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

Michael Jackson has a very good heart. He was crying when he was giving me...

Michael Jackson has a very good heart. He was crying when he was giving me...

You only live once.

You only live once.

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...

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.

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...

Sometimes I feel like I'm a preacher as well, 'cause I can really get into...

Sometimes I feel like I'm a preacher as well, 'cause I can really get into...