Famous Quotes & Sayings

Antonio Tabucchi

No, I'm happy to go on living the life I've chosen. I'm a university teacher and I like my job.

Antonin Artaud

Life consists of burning up questions.

Antonin Artaud

When we speak the word 'life,' it must be understood we are not referring to life as we know it from its surface of fact, but to that fragile, fluctuating center which forms never reach.

Nathaniel Branden

Living consciously reflects the conviction that sight is preferable to blindness; that respecting the facts of reality is more satisfying than denying them; that evasion does not make the unreal real or the real unreal; that it is better to correct your mistakes that to pretend they do not exist; and that the more conscious you are of facts bearing on your life and goals, the more wisely and effectively you can act.

Denzel Washington

I work hard for the audience. It's entertainment. I don't need validation.

Denzel Washington

It's simple: You get a part. You play a part. You play it well. You do your work and you go home. And what is wonderful about movies is that once they're done, they belong to the people. Once you make it, it's what they see. That's where my head is at.

Denzel Washington

You have to grab moments when they happen. I like to improvise and ad lib.

Denzel Washington

Black or white good parts are hard to come by. A good actor with a good opportunity has a shot; without the opportunity it doesn't matter how good you are.

Denzel Washington

In Los Angeles, everyone is a star.

Denzel Washington

When I was a child I thought I saw an angel. It had wings and kinda looked like my sister. I opened the door so some light could come into the room, and it sort of faded away. My mother said it was probably my Guardian Angel.

Denzel Washington

If I am a cup maker, I'm interested in making the best cup I possibly can. My effort goes into that cup, not what people think about it.

Denzel Washington

If you have an enemy, then learn and know your enemy, don't just be mad at him or her.

Denzel Washington

What it taught me was forgiveness. It taught me that when people present themselves in a certain way, there's probably some back story or issue or reason for the way that they are. It's not you. It's them. And a lot of times, its about something that's completely out of their control

Denzel Washington

I'd be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I'd been given. I'd be more frightened by procrastination and laziness.

Denzel Washington

Acting is just a way of making a living, the family is life.

Denzel Washington

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

Denzel Washington

My ultimate life dream project is my kids. My family.

Denzel Washington

I never really had the classic struggle. I had faith.

Denzel Washington

I think a role model is a mentor - someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them.

Denzel Washington

If you don't trust the pilot, don't go.

Denzel Washington

The time to worrying about flying is when you're on the ground. When you're up in the air, it's too late. No point in worrying about it then.

Denzel Washington

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

Denzel Washington

Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.

Denzel Washington

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

Denzel Washington

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

Denzel Washington

You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That's a part of it.

Denise Levertov

Do you mistake me? I am speaking of living, of moving from one moment into the next, and into the one after, breathing death in the spring air....

Denis Waitley

Life is a do-it-for-others, do-it-yourself project.

Denis Waitley

Where there is life, there is hope. Where there are hopes, there are dreams. Where there are vivid dreams repeated, they become goals. Goals become the action plans and game plans that winners dwell on in intricate detail, knowing that achievement is almost automatic when the goal becomes an inner commitment. The response to the challenges of life - purpose - is the healing balm that enables each of us to face up to adversity and strife....

Denis Waitley

Instead of just letting life happen, I'm going to make it happen for me.

Denis Waitley

There are no mistakes or failures, only lessons.

Denis Waitley

The secret to productive goal setting is in establishing clearly defined goals, writing them down and then focusing on them several times a day with words, pictures and emotions as if we've already achieved them.

Denis Waitley

All of the top achievers I know are life-long learners. Looking for new skills, insights, and ideas. If they're not learning, they're not growing and not moving toward excellence.