Top 70 Quotes by Sidney Poitier

If I'm remembered for having done a few good things, and if my presence here has sparked some good energies, that's plenty.

I was not the kind of a principal player that was so in demand that eight or 10 or 12 scripts came per month.

I knew what it was to be uncomfortable in a movie theater watching unfolding on the screen images of myself - not me, but black people - that were uncomfortable.

I couldn't adjust to the racism in Florida. It was so blatant... I had never been so described as Florida described me.

I'll always be chasing you... Glory.

I never had an occasion to question color, therefore, I only saw myself as what I was... a human being.

So much of life, it seems to me, is determined by pure randomness.

I am not a hugely religious person, but I believe that there is a oneness with everything. And because there is this oneness, it is possible that my mother is the principal reason for my life.

Since I couldn't actuate the things that I wanted to do, the only weapon I had was to say no.

I had to satisfy the action fans, the romantic fans, the intellectual fans. It was a terrific burden.