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Hair is the first thing. And teeth the second. Hair and teeth. A man got those two things he's got it all.
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I did the thing with bonds, which was about 30 million dollars, and didn't get none of the money on them.
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I felt like the blacks had gotten lost in musical trends in some ways, and got away from what they were really looking for.
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I got a wife who likes expensive things, so she takes all the cash.
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I had to tell about my colonic, which expresses the fact why I'm so neat today as opposed to a few years ago. I never knew that the weight made that much difference.
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I hope you live 200 years, and that I live 200 years minus one day, so I never know beautiful people like you passed away.
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I just thank God for all of the blessings.
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I named my new son James Joseph Brown II. I think he's going to be a lot better than I was.
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I started Michael years ago. I saw him in Gary, Indiana, and we'd have him on the talent shows. He kind of emulated me, and did the best he could.
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I taught them everything they know, but not everything I know.
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I tell my wife, You got plenty of time left. Don't live so fast. Slow down and live, and don't try to catch up.
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I thank God for the Apollo Theater. When I saw those people, that was the awards.
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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.
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I think what I came through is great, but my son can take it to another level, not having to fight racism. His mother's a Norwegian and I'm mixed up four or five times, so he can face the world.
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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.
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I used to think like Moses. That knocked me down for a couple years and put me in prison. Then I start thinking like Job. Job waited and became the wealthiest and richest man ever 'cause he believed in God.
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I want to say to the young people, Honor thy father and thy mother. Your days will be longer and more fruitful.
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I want to say to you, Help yourself, so you can help someone else.
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I was stillborn. The midwives laid me aside, thought I was really gone. I laid there about an hour, and they picked me back up and tried again, 'cause my body was still warm. The Good Lord brought me back.
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I would have liked to have a comedian, 'cause I had to crack jokes and do everything.
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I'd like to cut down on the work a little bit.
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I'm kidding about having only a few dollars. I might have a few dollars more.
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I'm not going to be joining ZZ Top. You know they can't play my stuff. It's too complicated.
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I've been held responsible for taxes I know nothing about.
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I've been knocked down a lot of times.
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Like Christ said, love thee one another. I learned to do that, and I learned to respect and be appreciative and thankful for what I had.
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Michael Jackson has a very good heart. He was crying when he was giving me the award, 'cause his mind went back over the early days.
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My expectations of other people, I double them on myself.
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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.
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Sometimes I feel like I'm a preacher as well, 'cause I can really get into an audience.
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Sometimes you struggle so hard to feed your family one way, you forget to feed them the other way, with spiritual nourishment. Everybody needs that.
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Thank God for the journey.
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The hardest thing about being James Brown is I have to live. I don't have no down time.
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The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing.
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What was on my mind was to try to get ,000 cash, a home and a car for me and my wife. I never wanted anything else.
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When God took it, he accepted it; when he brought it back, he accepted it. That's what's happening with me.
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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.
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You can take care of yourself, and God helps those who help themselves.
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You can't teach others if you are living the same way.
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You only live once.
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