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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  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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• 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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  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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• 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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• 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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• We've all received our share of good fortune, so that's my definition of much. A single blessing is all the bounty in the world, and if you've been blessed at all you're meant to pass some of that on. You're meant to set a positive example. That's our responsibility

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  Life, Success, Faith

  Denzel Washington, Daniel Paisner (2006). “A Hand to Guide Me”, p.20, 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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• Hate, hatred for yourself, for other people, will confine you, but love can set you free.

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  Hate, People, Hatred

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

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  Trying, Failing, Ifs

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• My faith helps me understand that circumstances don't dictate my happiness, my inner peace.

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  Life, Success, Faith

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

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  Break

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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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• Talent comes from God. If you have been given some, then value it, cultivate it, work and develop it.

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  Talent, Given, Has Beens

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• Dreams without goals, are just dreams and they ultimately fuel disappointment.

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  Dream, Disappointment, Goal

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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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• It's not what you know, it's what you can prove.

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  Abiding, Law Abiding Citizen, Prove

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• There's a book called "The Sociopath Next Door." I thought most sociopaths were violent. In fact, they aren't. But almost all sociopaths want to win, no matter what.

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  Book, Winning, Doors

  "Safe House: A Conversation With Denzel Washington". Interview with Prairie Miller, newsblaze.com. February 04, 2012.

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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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• 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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