“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.”
"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."
- Denzel Washington
Awareness
"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
Belief
"There is nothing like being a father. It makes you a better man."
- Denzel Washington
Personal Growth
"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."
- Denzel Washington
Success
"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."
- Denzel Washington
Success
"Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you’re done."
- Unknown
Perseverance
"He that can have patience can have what he will."
- Benjamin Franklin
Perseverance
"You just can’t beat the person who never gives up."
- Babe Ruth
Perseverance
"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
Perseverance
"Never give up because great things take time."
- Adrian Williams
Perseverance