Sidney Poitier Quotes

Living consciously involves being genuine; it involves listening and responding to others honestly and openly; it involves being in the moment.

As a man, I’ve been representative of the values I hold dear. And the values I hold dear are carryovers from the lives of my parents.

I think the way I want to think. I live the way I want to live.

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.

Marriage is no way of life for the weak, the selfish, or the insecure.

I’m going to quit writing.

Accept that environment compromises values far more than values do their number on environment.

Racism is very painful. That’s life. It never ends.

We all suffer from the preoccupation that there exists… in the loved one, perfection.

There is not racial or ethnic domination of hopelessness. It’s everywhere.

History passes the final judgment

I had chosen to use my work as a reflection of my values.