My mother never gave up on me. I messed up in school so much they were sending me home, but my mother sent me right back.

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"When I was a child I thought I saw an angel. It had wings and kinda looked like my sister. I opened the door so some light could come into the room, and it sort of faded away. My mother said it was probably my Guardian Angel."

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"When I did A Soldier's Story, I was very young and green and thought I knew everything-now I know I know everything!"

- Denzel Washington

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"There is nothing like being a father. It makes you a better man."

- Denzel Washington

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"Success? I don't know what that word means. I'm happy. But success, that goes back to what in somebody's eyes success means."

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"Success? I don't know what that word means. I'm happy. But success, that goes back to what, in somebody's eyes, success means. For me, success is inner peace. That's a good day for me."

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"Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you’re done."

- Unknown

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"He that can have patience can have what he will."

- Benjamin Franklin

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"You just can’t beat the person who never gives up."

- Babe Ruth

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"What I've learned from running is that the time to push hard is when you're hurting like crazy and you want to give up. … Success is often just around the corner."

- James Dyson

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"Never give up because great things take time."

- Adrian Williams

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