Denzel Washington Quotes
My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don't need another plaque.
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We probably wouldn't worry about what people think of us if we could know how seldom they do.
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The beautiful remains so in ugly surroundings.
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Could you say 'senator' instead of 'ma'am? It's just a thing. I worked so hard to get that title. I'd appreciate it.
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Many African-American men are incarcerated. And so African-American women do carry an enormous burden. And traditionally have carried a greater burden than perhaps their white counterparts.
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I was very innocent and shielded as a child, so I didn't know a lot about music or dancing. When I was in Primary Six, no one would participate in a talent show, so I decided to go on. When the audience applauded me, I felt euphoric, and I started dancing right after that!
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Some of the craziest people I've met, in my life, are some of the most brilliant people I've met.
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Survival requires us to leave our prejudices at home. It's about doing whatever it takes - and ultimately those with the biggest heart will win.
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Most people want security in this world, not liberty.
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A lot of what the 'Culture' is about is a reaction to all the science fiction I was reading in my very early teens.
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I had thought about becoming a civil rights lawyer, but I gave it up.
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My father was a food lover and a deadbeat dad, and maybe a connection between good food and bad dads was forged early, in the deepest folds of my subconscious, where we make so many decisions about our parents.
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Cue actor platitude, but I've been very fortunate and worked pretty consistently and have felt rather annoyingly grateful that I got to do what I got to do.
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There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraordinary in the people I see.
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Gloves make you so much more delicate.
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I support capital punishment. But let's be clear: It's a decision for each state to make.
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May we remain connected in love. We are one.
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I'm not afraid of werewolves or vampires or haunted hotels, I'm afraid of what real human beings to do other real human beings.
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I think I've done everything on 'The X Factor' apart from the cleaning.
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The part that I think is one of the most interesting is of course the one that Hayden Christensen plays.
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The rap scene is so unique. Every rapper has to bring their own thing.
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At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since.
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Americans just don't know what being a movie star's all about.
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Get more women producers, writers, directors. Why should we expect men to do it for us? They can't.
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My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don't need another plaque.
