Broderick Stephen Harvey is an American television presenter, host, comedian, actor, author, and business man.
He gained his fame for his observational humor and later on became more popular with his self-help advices, especially about relationships.
His stand-up comedy career started when he won an amateur night contest at a local comedy club, and spent the following few years playing in any club that is willing to book him. By the early 1990s, he had become a headliner to well-known clubs in big cities, and then later on appeared on different TV shows.
His talent and perseverance brought him to greater heights as he became a well-known host to different TV shows such as 'Showtime at the Apollo', 'Family Feud', and 'Little Big Shots.'
Today, I've listed 25 of his inspirational and motivational quotes that will keep you going in life. As usual, we have our best picks and a video at the end of the list for you to have a better experience while learning. Enjoy!
1. "If you want to be successful you have to jump, there's no way around it. When you jump, I can assure you that your parachute will not open right away. But if you do not jump, your parachute will never open. If you're safe, you'll never soar!"
2. "Your reality is yours. Stop wasting time looking at someone else's reality while doing nothing about yours."
3. "The most successful people in this world recognize that taking chances to get what they want is much more productive than sitting around being too scared to take a shot."
4. "You are not too old to reinvent yourself."
5. "If you pray about it, don't worry about it. If you're going to worry about it, don't pray about it."
6. "Everybody by your side ain't on your side."
7. "Sometimes out of your biggest misery, comes your greatest gain."
8. "You can't tell big dreams to small-minded people."
9. "People don't like to hear the truth out here 'cause the truth makes them think."
10."Don't hate the player, change the game."
11. "My father told me never to take my foot off a ladder to kick at someone who was kicking at me. When I did that, I would no longer be climbing. While they are kicking, my father told me, I should keep stepping. They can kick only one time. If I continued to climb, they would be left behind. In trying to hurt me, to impede my progress, they would get left behind because they allowed themselves be sidetracked from their agenda."
12. "There's no such thing as luck. These are blessings. God endows them upon you. He makes you a blessing to become a blessing."
13. "Do not ignore your gift. your gift is the thing you do the absolute best with the least amount of effort."
14. "Your career is what you're paid for. Your calling is what you're made for."
15. "The number one cause of failure in this country is the fear of failure."
16. "Failure is a great teacher, and I think when you make mistakes and you recover from them and you treat them as valuable learning experiences, then you've got something to share."
17. "Failure means you've now learned another valuable lesson that pushes you one step closer to success."
18. "Your setback is just a setup for your comeback."
19. "In order to overcome fear, your dream must become bigger than your fear."
20. "I think that once you lose your fear, and understand that your position is God-given, then, if you lose your fear of what man can do, it enables you to do some things that God wants you to do."
21. "A person has to remember that the road to success is always under construction. You have to get that through your head. That it is not easy to become successful."
22. "The more people you help become successful, the more successful you become."
23. "What you want most out of life is the thing you have to give the most of."
24. "Do what you say you're going to do. People can do nothing but respect that."
25. "Procrastination will delay your change. Today is a very good day to change. Don't let YOU stop yourself from growing."
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