Forest Whitaker Quotes

When we talk about the issue of child soldiers, it can be easy to focus just on ending recruitment and liberating those boys and girls who are currently being held in military camps. Obviously, both of these are incredibly important goals, but it's also essential that we not forget about former child soldiers once they are liberated.

Forest Whitaker

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 15, 1961

Topics

GoalsFocusChildEndingEasyTalk

I know when I left the game, I could have played more. There is no question. I think I could have played at a very high level, too. But I could not play the way everyone wanted me to play. And I was not willing to compromise what I felt was a standard that I had established in this league and, particularly, for our fans at home.

Jerry West

HomeMeGameCompromiseThinkPlay

I'm really happy in my life.

Melissa McCarthy

LifeHappyMy LifeReally

Music was a central part of my childhood because my mother played organ and piano in the church, and that meant all us kids had to be in the church choir.

Michael Franti

MotherMusicChildhoodChurchChoir

We don't think only men can be powerful and strong. Behind the heads of the Mafia, the leaders of culture, there are always very strong women. European culture is a matriarchy, especially in the south. The women have a lot of power.

Stefano Gabbana

WomenPowerCultureMenThinkMafia

The time you do get edgy and the time you do want to slack off is the time, boom, there goes your opportunity. So you don't want to have that.

Stefon Diggs

OpportunityTimeYouWantEdgyGet

If you think of paying court to the men in power, your eternal ruin is assured.

Stendhal

PowerMenThinkYouRuinYour

I think I underestimated the way people bracket you.

Sienna Miller

PeopleThinkYouWayI Think

For me, the fans missing me and wanting to see me on TV is very important, but the business end of it also has to be right.

Rob Van Dam

BusinessMeEndImportantRightSee

Take a martial art that you enjoy. Don't worry about the end result; just enjoy getting up and going to training. And there is no right martial art to do. They are all good.

Robert Whittaker

GoodArtTrainingEndWorryResult

If I could give my younger self one piece of advice, I would say, 'Lose weight.'

Miriam Margolyes

SelfAdviceLoseSayGiveWeight

Anyone who's had a finger pointed at them and been told they're pretty or attractive, there's a power that comes with that. But beauty for a woman becomes cumbersome because it's always being equated with youth.

Diane Lane

BeautyPowerWomanYouthAlways

Weekends are a real luxury for me because I'm usually working.

Clare Balding

MeLuxuryRealWeekendsWorking

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