Chuck Brown quotes

“Whatever you do big or small, do it well or don't do it at all.”
-- Chuck Brown

Source : Twitter post from Jun 24, 2011

#Bigs Quotes #Wells Quotes

“When I was a young man, I shined the shoes of Louis Armstrong and Louis Jordan! Music was just everywhere like that. And in my family, everyone could play something, and if they couldnt play, they could sing.”
-- Chuck Brown

#Men Quotes #Play Quotes #Shoes Quotes

“My first instrument was the piano; I played in the church, and before that I sang in church. I didnt learn the guitar until I was 24 years old.”
-- Chuck Brown

#Guitar Quotes #Years Quotes #Piano Quotes

“I cant lie - I love talking to the people at my shows. Im so grateful to all my fans. I couldnt do it for this long without them. So if they want to come past to say hi and whatnot, then its part of my job to talk to them - and you know, it might be the best part of my job, too.”
-- Chuck Brown

#Jobs Quotes #Lying Quotes #Grateful Quotes

“Keep what you've got till you get what you need, y'all. You gotta give a lot just to get what you need sometimes, y'all.”
-- Chuck Brown

#Giving Quotes #Needs Quotes #Sometimes Quotes

“I realized that even big waves start with small ripples”

Source : Adam Braun (2015). “The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change”, p.36, Simon and Schuster

“The point of my work is to make it clear that all youth can make 'big miracles' happen.”

“I'm a big fan of #‎ Bitcoin”

“The Big Bang theory says nothing about what banged, why it banged, or what happened before it banged.”

Source : "Alan Guth: What Made the Big Bang Bang" by Neil Swidey, www.bostonglobe.com. May 02, 2014.

“There's been a growing dissatisfaction and distrust with the conventional publishing industry, in that you tend to have a lot of formerly reputable imprints now owned by big conglomerates.”

“I don’t think any relationship responds well to pressure.”

“How do I speak Spanish? Not too well.”

“It won't be a question of how well-trained or well-equipped the army is but one of the authority it serves.”

“One attacks those who possess things that one does not possess. The attack is all the more savage because the one who attacks is destitute and the one who is attacked is well provided. The one who attacks always considers himself to be in the position of legitimate offense.”

Source : Adrienne Monnier (1976). “The Very Rich Hours of Adrienne Monnier”, p.371, U of Nebraska Press

“Eat well, stay fit, die anyway.”