Denzel Washington Quotes & Sayings

“I think a role model is a mentor - someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them.”

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

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

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

“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.”

“Man gives you the award but God gives you the reward.”

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

“Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.”

“I still have my unemployment books and I remember when I worked for the sanitation department and the post office.”

“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.”