I've been knocked down a lot of times.

Quote by James Brown

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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...

I had to tell about my colonic, which expresses the fact why I'm so neat...

I had to tell about my colonic, which expresses the fact why I'm so neat...

I just thank God for all of the blessings.

I just thank God for all of the blessings.

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.

Hair is the first thing. And teeth the second. Hair and teeth. A man got...

Hair is the first thing. And teeth the second. Hair and teeth. A man got...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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.

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....