Sidney Poitier Quotes

I was the only Black person on the set. It was unusual for me to be in a circumstance in which every move I made was tantamount to representation of 18 million people.

Sidney Poitier

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 20, 1924

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As a player, you look where I've come from, averaging 'X' amount of points, to where I am now, an All-Star.

Jimmy Butler

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I just want to get back to the point where America has the best of everything.

Jim Inhofe

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My number one focus is and will always be football. I wanted to make sure that companies I partner with not only respect that, but also make sense and are quality products. I think Klipsch is synonymous with quality in the sound industry, so it was a natural partnership.

Andrew Luck

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To live without evil belongs only to the gods.

Sophocles

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I never did smoke that much pot; never was a big pothead.

Tommy Chong

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I can't deal with a lot of spice but I have to eat it. I pay the price - I'm on medication for heartburn, so that's how I deal with it.

Tom Colicchio

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Reading is becoming a kind of specialist activity, and that strikes terror into the heart of people who love reading.

Ruth Rendell

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I waited a long time to have children because I had this career that was kind of like my kid, it required as much nurturing.

Minnie Driver

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I love that Mel Gibson.

Jon Gruden

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I just block out the demons. I sing. I block them away. I put my pain into my music. I paint. I make my own videos. I direct myself. No one directs me anymore. I am in charge of my destiny.

Dolores O'Riordan

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I even played a part in 'Miami Vice.'

Dennis Farina

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Justice is better than chivalry if we cannot have both.

Alice Stone Blackwell

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