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" We all suffer from the preoccupation that there exists... in the loved one, perfection. "
Sidney Poitier
Suffer
Perfection
Loved
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" My autobiography was simply the story of my life. "
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" History passes the final judgment. "
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" I decided in my life that I would do nothing that did not reflect positively on my father's life. "
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" To be compared to Jackie Robinson is an enormous compliment, but I don't think it's necessarily deserved. "
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" I lived in a country where I couldn't live where I wanted to live. I lived in a country where I couldn't go where I wanted to eat. I lived in a country where I couldn't get a job, except for those put aside for people of my colour or caste. "
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" I learned to hear silence. That's the kind of life I lived: simple. I learned to see things in people around me, in my mom, dad, brothers and sisters. "
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" So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept whatever the obligation was. That was to behave in a manner, to carry myself in such a professional way, as if there ever is a reflection, it's a positive one. "
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" I come from a great family. I've seen family life and I know how wonderful, how nurturing, and how wonderful it can be. "
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