"When my oldest boy was about 14,..." - Quote by Denzel Washington
When my oldest boy was about 14, I started to talk to him about some of the mistakes I made in life, just to put a few dents in that shiny armor.
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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).”
“For me, success is inner peace. That's a good day for me.”
“It's not what you know, it's what you can prove.”
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“All I can say is [kids] have turned out to be terrific young women. We were concerned mostly about whether they'd develop an attitude, right?”
“The strongest, toughest men all have compassion. They're not heartless and cold. You have to be man enough to have compassion - to care about people and about your children" (217) - John Singleton "Oh Man, I've Become My Father”
“My daughter takes pride in showing up with stuff that other kids envy or are freaked out by, so I send her to school with grilled octopus.”
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“Tell the truth boldly, whether it hurts or not. Never pander to weakness. If truth is too much for intelligent people and sweeps them away, let them go; the sooner the better.”
“The most common lie is that which one lies to himself; lying to others is relatively an exception.”
“it is not enough to speak, but to speak truee”