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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Philanthropy is natural. For a mother, taking care of her children is natural. If I am rich, I take care of the poor, like a mother would.
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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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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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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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What inspires me most to write is the act of traveling.
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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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Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children.
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When the voice and the vision on the inside is more profound, and more clear and loud than all opinions on the outside, you've begun to master your life.
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We are merely instruments of the Almighty's will and therefore ignorant of what helps us forward and what acts as an impediment. We must thus rest satisfied with the knowledge only of the means and if these are pure, we can fearlessly leave the end to take care of itself.
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The idea to write fresh, radio friendly pop songs would get an extra dimension if I could use two different voices. The synergy between the three of us has resulted in something magic, something which I could only describe as being Mike & The Mechanics.
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I've worked with farmers in Zimbabwe who've lost their lands. I've worked with people in Venezuela, under threat of kidnappings, whose external world is unstable. But they have very strong social connections with their family and friends. And as a result, they're able to maintain a greater level of happiness and optimism than I've seen from bankers, consultants, or salespeople who are on the road all the time, who follow jobs separated from their families, and, as a result, find themselves missing out on the happiness that comes from those very connections that they severed.
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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.
