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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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Denzel Washington
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 28
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Denzel Hayes Washington Jr.
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Religion to me is when man gets ahold of spirituality: My god is right, yours is wrong. Religion to me is the human condition. If you're a Muslim, you can't be a Christian. That to me is religion.
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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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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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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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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've always felt protected. That's the God's honest truth.
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