Denzel Washington Quotes

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

Without commitment, you'll never start. But more importantly, without consistency, you'll never finish.

Hate, hatred for yourself, for other people, will confine you, but love can set you free.

Success? I don’t know what that word means. I’m happy. But success, that goes back to what in somebody’s eyes success means. For me, success is inner peace. That’s a good day for me.

Just because you are doing a lot more doesn't mean you are getting a lot done. Don't confuse movement with progress!

I'm an actor, not a politician. I don't represent a race. I don't represent any group. I just represent the character I'm playing at the time.

My kids have so much, and it's the only way I can teach them that there is a responsibility to their life that comes with being lucky. You give some of yourself to others.

do what you got to do now, so you can do what you want to do later

Some people will never like you because your spirit irritates their demons.

"We have 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" (20).

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

"He taught us that everyone has a story and the more you understand, the better your grasp of human nature, a gift given great weight in my family" (73) - Bill Clinton "Paying Attention"

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

"So you never know who you touch. You never know how or when you'll have an impact, or how important your example can be to someone else" (20).

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