Top 150 Denzel Washington Quotes (2024 Update)

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

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2. “Put God first in everything you do.”

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

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

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

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6. “Don’t be afraid to fail big, to dream big.”

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7. “I walk by faith, not by sight.”

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8. “You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That’s a part of it.”

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

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10. “Thank God in advance for what’s already yours.”

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

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12. “I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you’re prepared for it.”

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13. “Just because you are doing a lot more doesn’t mean you are getting a lot done. Don’t confuse movement with progress!”

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14. “Without commitment, you’ll never start. But more importantly, without consistency, you’ll never finish.”

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15. “I found that nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks.”

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16. “To protect the sheep, you gotta catch the wolf. And it takes a wolf to catch a wolf, you understand?”

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17. “Talent comes from God. If you have been given some, then value it, cultivate it, work and develop it.”

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18. “I fought the good fight, I finished the race, I kept the faith.”

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19. “For me, success is inner peace. That’s a good day for me.”

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20. “If you want to be a warrior, you have to train.”

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21. “The chances you take, the people you meet, the people you love, the faith that you have. That’s what’s going to define you.”

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22. “It’s not what you know, it’s what you can prove.”

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23. “The Bible says “faith without works is nothing” so destiny is great, fate is great, faith is great – but you still have to work at it. I don’t just sit at home and wait for it all to unfold.”

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24. “I’d be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I’d been given. I’d be more frightened by procrastination and laziness.”

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25. “We do what we have to so we can do what we want to.”

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26. “One failed experiment is one step closer to Success.”

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27. “Some people will never like you because your spirit irritates their demons.”

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

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29. “There are two kinds of pain in this world. The pain that hurts, the pain that alters.”

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30. “Cursed be the ground for our sake. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for us. For out of the ground we were taken, for the dust we are and to the dust we shall return.”

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31. “We live in a time when people give up too easy.”

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32. “Revenge is a meal best served cold.”

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33. “I believe in God. I don’t fear man, I fear God.”

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34. “The time to worrying about flying is when you’re on the ground. When you’re up in the air, it’s too late. No point in worrying about it then.”

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35. “If I am a cup maker, I’m interested in making the best cup I possibly can. My effort goes into that cup, not what people think about it.”

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36. “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.”

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37. “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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38. “If you don’t trust the pilot, don’t go.”

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39. “Got to be who you are in this world, no matter what.”

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40. “There’s a book called “The Sociopath Next Door.” I thought most sociopaths were violent. In fact, they aren’t. But almost all sociopaths want to win, no matter what.”

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41. “Writing is a weapon and it’s more powerful than a fist could ever be.”

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42. “My faith helps me understand that circumstances don’t dictate my happiness, my inner peace.”

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43. “Bad guys need love too.”

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44. “In Los Angeles, everyone is a star.”

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45. “My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don’t need another plaque.”

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46. “It is very important to transcend the places that hold us.”

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47. “I’m a logic monster, if things don’t make sense I gotta make sense of them.”

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48. “The poorest people are the sweetest people.”

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49. “For whatever reason, God has blessed me with the ability, put me in a position to make these leaps and bounds. I’m fulfilling my part of the bargain, which is to give back and be a positive influence on others.”

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50. “What it taught me was forgiveness. It taught me that when people present themselves in a certain way, there’s probably some back story or issue or reason for the way that they are. It’s not you. It’s them. And a lot of times, its about something that’s completely out of their control.”

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