James Brown

You got to use what you got to get just what you want.

James Brown

I did the thing with bonds, which was about 30 million dollars, and didn’t get none of the money on them.

James Brown

I named my new son James Joseph Brown II. I think he’s going to be a lot better than I was.

James Brown

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.

James Brown

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

James Brown

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.

James Brown

I’m a ghetto man who made good. I never forgot where I came from and who put me on top – God and Jack The Rapper.

James Brown

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

James Brown

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

James Brown

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.

James Brown