Laurence Fishburne Quotes

As a man of colour, I've spent my life asking people to see me for who I am. With Obama in the White House, it feels like people have finally caught up to where I've been most of my life.

Laurence Fishburne

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 30, 1961

Topics

LifeManI AmPeopleMeMy Life

No one is the same, and we all have different life experiences. It's not my place to judge them or for them to judge me. We should all be accountable for our own lives.

Joanna Krupa

LifeMeJudgePlaceJudge MeOwn

For me it's more important that I outline all the facets of a controversial issue and let the reader make up his or her mind. I don't care if readers change their minds, but I would like readers to ask themselves why their opinion is what it is.

Jodi Picoult

ChangeMindMeOpinionCareWhy

Sloth is the failure to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done - like the kamikaze pilot who flew seventeen missions.

John Ortberg

FailureDonePilotSlothSeventeen

When we were doing 'Criminal Justice,' they were filming 'Clash of the Titans' nearby and we kept nicking off to their catering tent and going, 'Look what they've got!'

Maxine Peake

JusticeDoingLookCriminal Justice

I elect to stay on the soil of which I was born and on the plot of ground which I have fairly bought and honestly paid for. Don't advise me to leave, and don't add insult to injury by telling me it's for my own good; of that I am to be the judge.

Robert Purvis

GoodI AmMeJudgeBornInsult

I think some period drama can be quite alienating, but 'Downton' isn't. This is going to sound quite, um, pretentious, but someone said that it's like a soap written by a poet.

Michelle Dockery

ThinkSomeoneDramaSaidSoundPoet

One of the downsides of being a poker pro is that people see exactly how you play.

Jason Alexander

PeopleYouPlaySeePokerBeing

All Moroccans are justifiably proud of the development of democratic institutions in Morocco.

Donald Evans

ProudDevelopmentMoroccoDemocratic

The reality is I meet a lot of actresses. They're wonderful, beautiful ladies. It's pretty hard to stay away from them. You know, there's worse problems to have.

David Sutcliffe

BeautifulProblemsRealityYouMeet

Like Christians, Soccerians argue that you should not judge the essence of their faith by the loopy activities of its followers. But the Beautiful Game is in fact quite the opposite. It is badly designed and riddled with flaws.

Craig Brown

FaithBeautifulGameJudgeYou

I can pretty much say all of us know when 'Downton' is going to end. This is a show with a finite life.

Brendan Coyle

LifeEndI CanKnowSayPretty

You don't make a decision about being a writer. There was a point, aged 21, when it became clear that this is who I am. The choice is how good you are going to be at it and how hard you are going to work.

Philipp Meyer

WorkGoodDecisionI AmYouChoice

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