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I'm a positive person, so I don't get bogged down with it. If you're expecting that, if you wall in that, if you practice that, then you'll attract what you fear.

Denzel Washington

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