Sidney Poitier Quotes
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You get to a point where it's like you can't really do anything right, and people will pick on you for whatever decisions you make, so I just try and take no notice and get on with my music.
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I'm not into solos, I'm into lyrics.
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I can't give you a brain, but I can give you a diploma.
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I'm not a walking extra in a Chekhov play; I'm no Slavic gloom or Irish gloom.
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Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep.
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There are a lot of people who worked extremely hard in the election who are still organized who know how to do door to door and phone canvassing, who know how to raise money.
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Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything.
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Home is where you are appreciated, safe and protected, creative, and where you are loved - not where you are put in prison.
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In the world of classical ballet there are only a handful of story ballets, so getting a new one is cause for excitement.
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I thought, I need to reinvent myself. I want every day of life to be wonderful, fascinating, interesting, creative. And what am I gonna do to make that happen?
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I've played many characters that have consumed me and owned me.
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Oh, I'm a survivor. My whole life has been surviving.
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I had the lunchbox that cleared the cafeteria. I was very unpopular in the early grades. Because I hung out with my grandfather, I started to bring my lunchbox with sardine sandwiches and calamari that I would eat off my fingers like rings. I was also always reeking of garlic.
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Some people do really find fault like there's a reward for it.
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I'm actually a very shy person. You'd be surprised how many leaders are shy. They're not all extroverts by nature.
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Sometimes the fans want it both ways, of course. They want to feel like they're influencing the show, and at the same time, they want to think that showrunners have the story all mapped out in our brains. But it can't be both. In truth, we were usually far ahead of the fan feedback.
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At first, I didn't realize it was gonna be a character. I just thought I was gonna be doing me.
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I fight manic-depression, and I have been able to live battling that sadness that I get sometimes.
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I used to do drugs, but don't tell anyone or it will ruin my image.
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The difference between people who believe they have books inside of them and those who actually write books is sheer cussed persistence - the ability to make yourself work at your craft, every day - the belief, even in the face of obstacles, that you've got something worth saying.
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I then realized my appearance was a bit odd. My right leg was no longer with me. It had caught somewhere in the top of the cockpit as I tried to leave my Spitfire.
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As far as romancing and catering to the women, I'm definitely here for all that.
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I had chosen to use my work as a reflection of my values.
