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Sidney Poitier quotes

American Actor February 20, 1924

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Sidney Poitier quote: "But my dad also was a remarkable man, a good person, a..."
But my dad also was a remarkable man, a good person, a principled individual, a man of integrity. Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier quote: "I wouldn't change a single thing, because one change alters..."
I wouldn't change a single thing, because one change alters every moment that follows it. Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier quote: "So it's been kind of a long road, but it was a good journey..."
So it's been kind of a long road, but it was a good journey altogether. Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier quote: "To simply wake up every morning a better person than when I..."
To simply wake up every morning a better person than when I went to bed. Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier quote: "A person doesn't have to change who he is to become better."
A person doesn't have to change who he is to become better. Sidney Poitier
Okay listen, you think I'm so inconsequential? Then try this on for size. All those who see unworthiness when they look at me and are given thereby to denying me value - to you I say, I'm not talking about being AS GOOD as you. I hereby declare myself BETTER than you. Sidney Poitier
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
Forgiveness works two ways, in most instances. People have to forgive themselves too. The powerful have to forgive themselves for their behavior. That should be a sacred process. Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier quote: "My father was the quintessential husband and dad."
My father was the quintessential husband and dad. Sidney Poitier
As I've mentioned, a large part of my father's legacy is the lesson he taught his sons. He brought us together and said, 'The measure of a man is how well he provides for his children. Sidney Poitier
A good deed here, a good deed there, a good thought here, a good comment there, all added up to my career in one way or another. Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier quote: "My father was very big on marriage."
My father was very big on marriage. Sidney Poitier
Of all my father's teachings, the most enduring was the one about the true measure of a man. That true measure was how well he provided for his children, and it stuck with me as if it were etched in my brain. Sidney Poitier
I knew what it was to be uncomfortable in a movie theater watching unfolding on the screen images of myself - not me, but black people - that were uncomfortable. Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier quote: "I'd seen my father. He was a poor man, and I watched him do..."
I'd seen my father. He was a poor man, and I watched him do astonishing things. Sidney Poitier

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