I was a gift to my mother. She was a remarkable person. God or nature, or whatever those forces are, smiled on her, then passed me the best of her. Sidney Poitier forcegiftgod Change image and share on social
If you apply reason and logic to this career of mine, you're not going to get very far. You simply won't. Sidney Poitier applycareerlogic Change image and share on social
In America, it is difficult to be your own man. Sidney Poitier americadifficultman Change image and share on social
I'd seen my father. He was a poor man, and I watched him do astonishing things. Sidney Poitier astonishfatherman Change image and share on social
My father was a tomato farmer. There is the phrase that says he or she worked their fingers to the bone, well, that's my dad. And he was a very good man. Sidney Poitier bonedadfarmer Change image and share on social
I know how easy it is for one to stay well within moral, ethical, and legal bounds through the skillful use of words - and to thereby spin, sidestep, circumvent, or bend a truth completely out of shape. To that extent, we are all liars on numerous occasions. Sidney Poitier bendboundcircumvent share on social
A good deed here, a good deed there, a good thought here, a good comment there, all added up to my career in one way or another. Sidney Poitier addcareercomment Change image and share on social
I have always been a learner because I knew nothing. Sidney Poitier knowlearner Change image and share on social
I decided in my life that I would do nothing that did not reflect positively on my father's life. Sidney Poitier decidefatherlife Change image and share on social
I had to satisfy the action fans, the romantic fans, the intellectual fans. It was a terrific burden. Sidney Poitier actionburdenfan Change image and share on social
