Denzel Washington Quotes
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Timidity does not inspire bold acts.
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I've never left them to go do a film. No, we all go together. I could never leave them. My kids are my whole world.
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Obviously, we're focused on the Winter Classic.
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Whatever our creed, we stand with admiration before the sublime character of Jesus.
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Iowa has sent notice that the Republican nominee for the next president of the United States will not be chosen by the media. Will not be chosen by the Washington establishment. Will not be chosen by the lobbyists. But will be chosen by the most incredible powerful force, where all sovereignty resides in our nation by we the people.
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Look at how many North Carolina kids have played for me or tried out for me or coached with me. I've had Dennis Wuycik, Steve Previs, Billy Chamberlain, Donald Washington, Darrell Elston, Tommy LaGarde, Bobby Jones. You name it, I've had them. Whatever Coach has ever asked me to do, I've done. Because I love the school, and I worship him.
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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I like different statement jewelry, especially around the ears.
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Whenever I walk out on a stage, I'm begging for affection.
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I've been a victim in every film I have done so far. It would be nice to play someone who doesn't get killed for once. Then again, I am getting really good at screaming and fake tears.
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The books I love most are the ones that combine some sort of gripping story with really beautiful or stylish writing. Some of my favorites are 'The Road' by Cormac McCarthy, 'The Virgin Suicides' by Jeffrey Eugenides, 'The Interpreter of Maladies' by Jhumpa Lahiri, and 'Blindness' by Jose Saramago.
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I thought it was quite vain to say, I want to be a model.
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I thoroughly enjoy working with kids, whether it's The First Tee or the lesson tee with my grandkids.
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Don't try to be like somebody else. You'll be miserable. You need to be yourself, and don't ever get a big head.
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I ate better in Liberia than I did in Ohio.
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Actually, I bought one share of Warren Buffett's stock, probably 35 years ago, in order to read his letters.
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The thing that I think a lot of guys need to know how to do is not take your mother's advice about honesty being the best policy. Listen to your cool, drunk uncle who tells you to lie. Those are the relationships that last.
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Cosmonauts can keep their word like men and women - particularly women.
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I knew how to sell. I felt confident I could run a business. I was willing to outwork anyone. I wasn't afraid to live like a student on next to nothing. So that meant I had absolutely nothing to lose and everything to gain.
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The choice is ours, in every moment.
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I actually happened to be in Haiti right before the earthquake in 2010. I was there already with the organization I work with now, Artists for Peace and Justice, visiting the primary school that I had adopted, the Academy for Peace and Justice in Port-au-Prince. I came back, and within days, the earthquake happened.
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I'm quite easy to live with and very easy going.
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I work hard for the audience. It's entertainment. I don't need validation.
