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I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it.
Denzel Washington
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Denzel Washington
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: December 28
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Denzel Hayes Washington Jr.
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I'm from around Tennessee. I ran away when I was 12 years old and I ain't never looked back.
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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.
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[Black people] come into the world exactly like you. It's just that there are circumstances in the culture that are dictated and put on our lives that we have to fight against.
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My mother never gave up one me. I messed up in school so much they were sending me home, but my mother sent me right back.
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Any good piece of material like Shakespeare ought to be open to reinterpretation.
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If it ain't on a page, it ain't on a stage.
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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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I walk by faith, not by sight.
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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).
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I got on my knees and sort of communicated with the spirits. When I came out, I was in charge. I couldn't have acted that, I couldn't have written that.
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Writing is a weapon and it’s more powerful than a fist could ever be.
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When I did A Soldier's Story, I was very young and green and thought I knew everything-now I know I know everything!
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