Denzel Washington Quotes
My mother never gave up one me. I messed up in school so much they were sending me home, but my mother sent me right back.
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In the Gulf War, U.S. Marine Corps wheeled vehicles were killing Iraqi T-72 tanks.
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On the whole, it is the rights and freedoms of all citizens that are crucial in Saudi Arabia and from those the rights of women will emanate.
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I didn't grow up listening to The Smiths, but now I am a fan. I love his music and listened to so much of it for the film. It's not a regular biopic; they picked a part of his life that people don't really know about. You learn what informs his lyrics.
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It's important for women to work. They need to keep their independence, to keep earning and being challenged.
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We're all basically made of the same stuff: generosity and selfishness, goodness and greed.
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One who works for his own profit is likely to work hard. One who works for the use of others, without profit to himself, is likely not to work any harder than he must.
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I was a child of a tech family. My grandfather was a nuclear physicist and was always a gadget guy.
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There are so many figures in our history that did not believe they could make a change, and they did.
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Breaking the world record in '92 was a very special personal moment, but I'd say my favorite moment as a decathlete was winning the Olympic gold medal. It was a lot of years of work, and when I won it, it was more a sense of relief than jubilation or exaltation.
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I've had completely gray hair since, like, 30.
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I don't like to define my music. To me, music is pure emotion. It's language that can communicate certain emotions and the rhythms cuts across genders, cultures and nationalities. All you need to do is close your eyes and feel those emotions.
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You don't actually have control of the position people want you to be in. If they say, 'You king of the blacks,' you're king of the blacks - whether you like it or not.
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From my undergraduate days, I've always been interested in the major philosophical questions that don't seem to have an answer that everyone agrees on.
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Paris ain't much of a town.
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I know that there are many things I could do, but I'm not interested. It's more important to be loving and to have a lively mind.
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My brother is really, really slow.
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You lose the speed before the stamina.
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When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.
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When girls feel bad about their looks, 60 percent avoid normal daily activities like raising their hand in class or even going to the doctor. That means that girls do not show up for life when they don't feel good enough or pretty enough. A role model can help girls see beauty as a source of confidence, not anxiety.
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When I was young, I had no choice as to what I was eating.
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When I came out, I said, 'I'm going to be a proud gay artist.' I'm not going to be Melissa Etheridge. But she's a goddess!
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That's the greatest compliment I can get: when somebody from Key West says, 'Hey, Bubba.' That means I'm in!
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My mother never gave up one me. I messed up in school so much they were sending me home, but my mother sent me right back.
