Forest Whitaker Quotes
I try to live my life in a holistic way, show that all of it intersects because I'm coming from the same place. Now, at the core of it, I'm just trying to connect and be there, so I'm trying to be there for my family, my wife, my kids, my friends.
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People that are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.
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President Reagan, of course, did more than any other person to entrench the Republican reputation for toughness on national security.
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There's nobody else that can double me - except for a doll.
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And for the few that only lend their ear, That few is all the world.
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I always believed in my ability, but I think in any sport you need that little bit of luck.
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Enjoy every sandwich.
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I've been training quite hard.
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With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.
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I don't think people cry reading 'Midnight's Children,' but a lot of people seem to cry watching the movie.
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Whenever I tell people I'm from Miami, they always ask me about the beach. But I can count on one hand the times I went there as a kid.
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Investors are right to demand a clear path to self-sustainability from every business they invest in, and I believe we should ask for the same from philanthropy.
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If one man is representing India in cricket, then yes, blame that person when things go wrong.
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An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers.
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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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What higher art does is to invite us in and allow us to make decisions.
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Some movies to me are like vampires – they suck all of the energy out of me and I don't like that. I like to give the audience energy if I can.
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When I wake up every morning, I thank God for the new day.
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I'm a pro-life candidate because I believe that science is proving us right every day.
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Shakespeare pulls on us and demands the best of us. You never successfully wrestle one of his plays to the ground and say, 'See? That's It!'
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I wish I had a little more ambition. But then what would I do? Turn down more roles with more vehemence? Me no likey worky.
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By 1969, when I celebrated 45 years in the music business, I also had 45 people in our musical family.
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I think when you're at your best as an actor, it is cathartic.
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They should have a rule: in order to be a sportswriter, you have to have played that sport, at some level; high school, college, junior college, somewhere. Or, you should have had to have been around the game for a long time.
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I try to live my life in a holistic way, show that all of it intersects because I'm coming from the same place. Now, at the core of it, I'm just trying to connect and be there, so I'm trying to be there for my family, my wife, my kids, my friends.
