Forest Whitaker Quotes
On the whole, I now see my work as being an expression of my spiritual life and, because I look at it that way, I have a different centre. I go through the stress and pressure, but I think I'm lucky because I come from a different source point.
Quotes to Explore
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There are no sacred and unsacred places; there are only sacred and desecrated places. My belief is that the world and our life in it are conditional gifts.
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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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Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.
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There's nothing that will change someone's moral outlook quicker than cash in large sums.
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Tragedy is like strong acid - it dissolves away all but the very gold of truth.
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I was famous from the age of 13, and after a while you become immune to it - in a good way. You look at positives and what you can do with it.
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I'm not a business girl. I will never be a business girl, but I will say, for Anna Wintour, that I respect successful people; I like things that are success.
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If you are socially isolated, you are more vulnerable to stereotypes and myths; you won't have the opportunity to have conversations with someone who has a different social background than you.
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You have to know you can first. How comes later.
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Good analysis is very useful when you want to convert a political decision into an investment. It can also go the other way and drive policy.
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I want women to have more access to quality care, and the access to healthcare for women is not through Planned Parenthood; it is through community health centers across the state.
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I've been training quite hard.
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I am so lazy and sometimes will go as late as 9 A.M. to shoot.
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We fail to see that we can control our destiny; make ourselves do whatever is possible; make ourselves become whatever we long to be.
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The key to America's economic future is educating kids as early in their lives as we can.
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But I suppose film is distinctive because of its nature, of its being able to cut through time with editing.
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If movies are causing moral decay, then crime ought to be going up, but crime is going down.
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Working hard is great, being lazy sometimes is great, but failed potential is the worst.
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I love filming in London. In New York, every street is familiar because you have seen it in a movie. They mythologise their own city. You're forever trying to get down streets that have been blocked off because of shooting. In London, they don't put up with it; they're grumpy.
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My mom has always just been one of those people who handle adversity and challenges, and really everything, with so much grace and elegance. I saw it all the time.
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Anything that I'm doing I'm writing specifically for a particular project.
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I'm very passionate, very emotional, very sensitive. I've always been like that.
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Men should always change diapers. It's a very rewarding experience. It's mentally cleansing. It's like washing dishes, but imagine if the dishes were your kids, so you really love the dishes.
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On the whole, I now see my work as being an expression of my spiritual life and, because I look at it that way, I have a different centre. I go through the stress and pressure, but I think I'm lucky because I come from a different source point.
