Quotes by Denzel Washington

“Do what you have to do, to do what you want to do.”

“The chances you take... the people you meet... the people you love...the faith that you have - that's what's going to define your life.”

“Don't aspire to make a living, aspire to make a difference.”

“Put God first in everything you do ... Everything that I have is by the grace of God, understand that. It's a gift ... I didn't always stick with Him, but He stuck with me.”

“Goals on the road to achievement cannot be achieved without discipline and consistency.”

“Nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks. Fall forward. Every failed experiment is one step closer to success.”

“Why do we close our eyes when we pray, cry, kiss, or dream? Because the most beautiful things in life are not seen but felt by the heart.”

“Be careful what you ask for because when you pray for rain, you have to deal with the mud as well.”

“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).”

“Dreams without goals, are just dreams and they ultimately fuel disappointment.”

“I pray that you all put your shoes way under the bed at night so that you gotta get on your knees in the morning to find them. And while you're down there thank God for grace and mercy and understanding. We all fall short of the glory, we all got plenty.”

“You can't break me because you didn't make me.”