Sidney Poitier Quotes
American - Actor Born: February 20, 1924



So much of life, it seems to me, is determined by pure randomness.
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I lived in a country where I couldn't live where I wanted to live. I lived in a country where I couldn't go where I wanted to eat. I lived in a country where I couldn't get a job, except for those put aside for people of my colour or caste.
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I never had an occasion to question color, therefore, I only saw myself as what I was... a human being.
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My mother was the most amazing person. She taught me to be kind to other women. She believed in family. She was with my father from the first day they met. All that I am, she taught me.
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But I always had the ability to say no. That's how I called my own shots.
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To simply wake up every morning a better person than when I went to bed.
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The journey has been incredible from its beginning.
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So it's been kind of a long road, but it was a good journey altogether.
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If I'm remembered for having done a few good things, and if my presence here has sparked some good energies, that's plenty.
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In my case, the body of work stands for itself... I think my work has been representative of me as a man.
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I had chosen to use my work as a reflection of my values.
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We all suffer from the preoccupation that there exists... in the loved one, perfection.
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History passes the final judgment.
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As a man, I've been representative of the values I hold dear. And the values I hold dear are carryovers from the lives of my parents.
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So I'm OK with myself, with history, my work, who I am and who I was.
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So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept whatever the obligation was. That was to behave in a manner, to carry myself in such a professional way, as if there ever is a reflection, it's a positive one.
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I was the only Black person on the set. It was unusual for me to be in a circumstance in which every move I made was tantamount to representation of 18 million people.
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I wanted to explore the values that are at work, underpinning my life.
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I wanted to look at them because I feel, internally, that I am an ordinary person who has had an extraordinary life.
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I come from a great family. I've seen family life and I know how wonderful, how nurturing, and how wonderful it can be.
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My autobiography was simply the story of my life.
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Jackie Robinson is a true legend.
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To be compared to Jackie Robinson is an enormous compliment, but I don't think it's necessarily deserved.
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Mine was an easy ride compared to Jackie Robinson's.
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I had learned something of Miami from people who had visited there, so I knew what to expect.
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I was not the kind of a principal player that was so in demand that eight or 10 or 12 scripts came per month.
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