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Sidney Poitier Quotes

So I’m OK with myself, with history, my work, who I am and who I was Picture Quote #1

Jackie Robinson is a true legend Picture Quote #1

Mine was an easy ride compared to Jackie Robinson’s Picture Quote #1

I couldn’t adjust to the racism in Florida Picture Quote #1

I sometimes like the pictures photographers take of me Picture Quote #1

I’ll always be chasing you... Glory Picture Quote #1

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I had two roles for which I compromised Picture Quote #1

I want my great-granddaughter to have a fairly good understanding of the world in which I lived for 81 years and also the world before I came into it - all the way back a hundred thousand years, to the beginning of our species Picture Quote #1

I wouldn't change a single thing, because one change alters every moment that follows it Picture Quote #1

I had learned something of Miami from people who had visited there, so I knew what to expect Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

To be compared to Jackie Robinson is an enormous compliment, but I don’t think it’s necessarily deserved Picture Quote #1

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There is not racial or ethnic domination of hopelessness. It’s everywhere Picture Quote #1

I’d seen my father. He was a poor man, and I watched him do astonishing things Picture Quote #1

I know how easy it is for one to stay well within moral, ethical, and legal bounds through the skillful use of words - and to thereby spin, sidestep, circumvent, or bend a truth completely out of shape. To that extent, we are all liars on numerous occasions Picture Quote #1

If I’m remembered for having done a few good things and if my presence here has sparked some good energies, that’s plenty Picture Quote #1

If you apply reason and logic to this career of mine, you’re not going to get very far. You simply won’t Picture Quote #1

I was a gift to my mother. She was a remarkable person. God or nature, or whatever those forces are, smiled on her, then passed me the best of her Picture Quote #1

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I decided in my life that I would do nothing that did not reflect positively on my father’s life Picture Quote #1

I did not go into the film business to be symbolized as someone else’s vision of me Picture Quote #1

I didn’t run into racism until we moved to Nassau when I was ten and a half, but it was vastly different from the kind of horrendous oppression that black people in Miami were under when I moved there at 15. I found Florida an antihuman place Picture Quote #1

I was fortunate enough to have been raised to a certain point before I got into the race thing. I had other views of what a human is, so I was never able to see racism as the big question. Racism was horrendous, but there were other aspects to life Picture Quote #1

To simply wake up every morning a better person than when I went to bed Picture Quote #1

So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept whatever the obligation was. That was to behave in a manner, to carry myself in such a professional way, as if there ever is a reflection, it’s a positive one Picture Quote #1

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My mother was the most amazing person. She taught me to be kind to other women. She believed in family. She was with my father from the first day they met. All that I am, she taught me Picture Quote #1

The impact of the black audience is expressing itself. They look to films to be more expressive of their needs, their lives. Hollywood has gotten that message - finally Picture Quote #1

I would like to grow less afraid of dying. I am infinitely less afraid today than I was 15 or 25 years ago. I was most afraid of dying when I was 33, because I come from a Catholic family Picture Quote #1

I set my star so high that I would constantly be in motion toward it Picture Quote #1

Racism is very painful. That’s life. It never ends Picture Quote #1

Every new fashion is a form of rebellion Picture Quote #1

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So I’m OK with myself, with history, my work, who I am and who I was (Sidney Poitier Quotes) Jackie Robinson is a true legend (Sidney Poitier Quotes) Mine was an easy ride compared to Jackie Robinson’s (Sidney Poitier Quotes) I couldn’t adjust to the racism in Florida (Sidney Poitier Quotes) I sometimes like the pictures photographers take of me (Sidney Poitier Quotes) I’ll always be chasing you... Glory (Sidney Poitier Quotes) I had two roles for which I compromised (Sidney Poitier Quotes) I want my great-granddaughter to have a fairly good understanding of the world in which I lived for 81 years and also the world before I came into it - all the way back a hundred thousand years, to the beginning of our species. (Sidney Poitier Quotes) I wouldn't change a single thing, because one change alters every moment that follows it (Sidney Poitier Quotes) I had learned something of Miami from people who had visited there, so I knew what to expect (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 Quotes) To be compared to Jackie Robinson is an enormous compliment, but I don’t think it’s necessarily deserved (Sidney Poitier Quotes) There is not racial or ethnic domination of hopelessness. It’s everywhere (Sidney Poitier Quotes) I’d seen my father. He was a poor man, and I watched him do astonishing things (Sidney Poitier Quotes) I know how easy it is for one to stay well within moral, ethical, and legal bounds through the skillful use of words - and to thereby spin, sidestep, circumvent, or bend a truth completely out of shape. To that extent, we are all liars on numerous occasions (Sidney Poitier Quotes) If I’m remembered for having done a few good things and if my presence here has sparked some good energies, that’s plenty. (Sidney Poitier Quotes) If you apply reason and logic to this career of mine, you’re not going to get very far. You simply won’t. (Sidney Poitier Quotes) I was a gift to my mother. She was a remarkable person. God or nature, or whatever those forces are, smiled on her, then passed me the best of her. (Sidney Poitier Quotes) I decided in my life that I would do nothing that did not reflect positively on my father’s life. (Sidney Poitier Quotes) I did not go into the film business to be symbolized as someone else’s vision of me (Sidney Poitier Quotes) I didn’t run into racism until we moved to Nassau when I was ten and a half, but it was vastly different from the kind of horrendous oppression that black people in Miami were under when I moved there at 15. I found Florida an antihuman place. (Sidney Poitier Quotes) I was fortunate enough to have been raised to a certain point before I got into the race thing. I had other views of what a human is, so I was never able to see racism as the big question. Racism was horrendous, but there were other aspects to life. (Sidney Poitier Quotes) To simply wake up every morning a better person than when I went to bed (Sidney Poitier Quotes) So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept whatever the obligation was. That was to behave in a manner, to carry myself in such a professional way, as if there ever is a reflection, it’s a positive one. (Sidney Poitier Quotes) My mother was the most amazing person. She taught me to be kind to other women. She believed in family. She was with my father from the first day they met. All that I am, she taught me. (Sidney Poitier Quotes) The impact of the black audience is expressing itself. They look to films to be more expressive of their needs, their lives. Hollywood has gotten that message - finally (Sidney Poitier Quotes) I would like to grow less afraid of dying. I am infinitely less afraid today than I was 15 or 25 years ago. I was most afraid of dying when I was 33, because I come from a Catholic family (Sidney Poitier Quotes) I set my star so high that I would constantly be in motion toward it (Sidney Poitier Quotes) Racism is very painful. That’s life. It never ends (Sidney Poitier Quotes) Every new fashion is a form of rebellion (Sidney Poitier Quotes)

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