Denzel Washington Quotes

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• Put God first in everything you do ... Everything that I have is by the grace of God, understand that. It's a gift ... I didn't always stick with Him, but He stuck with me.

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  Grace, Firsts, Sticks

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• Why do we close our eyes when we pray, cry, kiss, or dream? Because the most beautiful things in life are not seen but felt by the heart.

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  Beautiful, Dream, Heart

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  Goals on the road to achievement cannot be achieved without discipline and consistency.

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  Discipline, Goal, Achievement

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  Don't aspire to make a living, aspire to make a difference.

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  Differences, Making A Difference, Aspire

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  The chances you take… the people you meet… the people you love...the faith that you have - that’s what’s going to define your life.

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  People, Chance, Define You

  Denzel Washington's Commencement Address at University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, almanac.upenn.edu. May 16, 2011.

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• At the end of the day, it's not about what you have or even what you've accomplished. It's about what you've done with those accomplishments. Its about who you've lifted up, who you've made better. It about what you've given back" (23).

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  Accomplishment, The End Of The Day, Done

  Denzel Washington, Daniel Paisner (2006). “A Hand to Guide Me”, p.23, Meredith Books

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• I pray that you all put your shoes way under the bed at night so that you gotta get on your knees in the morning to find them. And while you're down there thank God for grace and mercy and understanding. We all fall short of the glory, we all got plenty.

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  Morning, Fall, Night

  "Actor Denzel Washington Delivers Incredibly Passionate Speech About Faith, Hard Work and Life’s True Riches" by Billy Hallowell, www.theblaze.com. May 28, 2014.

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  Be careful what you ask for because when you pray for rain, you have to deal with the mud as well.

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  Rain, Mud, Praying

  Source: www.indielondon.co.uk

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• Nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks. Fall forward. Every failed experiment is one step closer to success.

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  Inspiring, Graduation, Fall

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• Fall forward. Here's what I mean: Reggie Jackson struck out 2,600 times in his career - the most in the history of baseball. But you don't hear about the strikeouts. People remember the home runs. Fall forward. Thomas Edison conducted 1,000 failed experiments. Did you know that? I didn't either - because number 1,001 was the light bulb. Fall forward. Every failed experiment is one step closer to success.

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  Baseball, Running, Fall

  "Top 10 Commencement Speeches: Best of All Time (Video)" by Meena Jang, www.hollywoodreporter.com. March 08, 2015.

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• In marriage, if you're a guy, learn two phrases. One is "yes, dear" and the other is "honey, you're right." Be patient. Be good friends first. And stick together. You gotta work at it. It's not all a honeymoon, it's not all flowers and roses, but if you're friends and partners and committed, you'll be okay. And everybody's got advice for you - don't listen.

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  Flower, Good Friend, Two

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• Do what you have to do, to do what you want to do.

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  Success, Want, What You Want

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• If you don't fail, you're not even trying.

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  Trying, Failing, Ifs

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• To protect the sheep, you gotta catch the wolf. And it takes a wolf to catch a wolf, you understand?

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  Sheep, Protect

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• Just stick with your kids. There's no set of rules on how to be a parent. No handbook. Just hang around your kids and ask them a lot of questions. You have to stay involved in your children's lives and monitor everything they're doing whether they like it or not. You're not in the job of making them like it. You're there to protect them in a world that can be troubling.

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  Jobs, Children, Kids

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• True desire in the heart for anything good is God's proof to you sent beforehand to indicate that it's yours already.

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  Heart, Desire, Proof

  "Actor Denzel Washington Delivers Incredibly Passionate Speech About Faith, Hard Work and Life’s True Riches" by Billy Hallowell, www.theblaze.com. May 28, 2014.

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• You'll never see a U-Haul behind a hearse. ... Now, I've been blessed to make hundreds of millions of dollars in my life. I can't take it with me, and neither can you. It's not how much you have but what you do with what you have.

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  Blessed, Dollars, U Haul

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• I'm very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That's my cultural historical background, my genetic make-up, but it's not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question.

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  Life, Success, Faith

  "Black gold" by John Patterson, www.theguardian.com. May 9, 2003.

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• A man once told me that you step out of your door in the morning, and you are already in trouble. The only question is are you on top of that trouble or not?

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  Morning, Men, Blue Dress

  "Fictional character: Easy Rawlins". "Devil in a Blue Dress", www.imdb.com. 1995.

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• I believe in God. I don't fear man, I fear God.

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  Believe, Men, Fear God

  Source: the-talks.com

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• I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from getting my mind and body together. And the floodgates of goodness have opened upon me - spiritually and financially.

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  Inspirational, Life, Strength

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don't need another plaque.

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  Life, Success, Faith

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• You can’t break me because you didn’t make me.

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  Break

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• Some said America took a step forward electing a black president. In light of the unconstitutiona l expansion of powers, lack of transparency and fueling the fires of unrest that clearly hasn't been the case. Vote based on merits, not to fill a racial quota.

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  Fire, Light, America

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• The Bible says "faith without works is nothing" so destiny is great, fate is great, faith is great - but you still have to work at it. I don't just sit at home and wait for it all to unfold.

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  Home, Fate, Destiny

  Source: www.indielondon.co.uk

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