Laurence Fishburne Quotes

When I first read 'Boyz,' I cried. It could have been about some kids in Warsaw, Poland. I knew it was good, but I had no idea what it would do to me.

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• Whoever has not begun the practice of prayer, I beg for the love of the Lord not to go without so great a good. There is nothing here to fear but only something to desire.

  

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• When you really work hard for something that you genuinely and truly love, and you don't want it to fail, it's a good feeling to see it do good.

  

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• When I first read 'Boyz,' I cried. It could have been about some kids in Warsaw, Poland. I knew it was good, but I had no idea what it would do to me.

  

  Laurence Fishburne
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