I was a gift to my mother. She was a remarkable person. God or nature, or whatever those … - Sidney Poitier - Quotesmemo.com

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It was possible, maybe, to have facts in your mind that weren't facts at all. You could build a whole life's story on false assumptions. You could make truths out of untruths and untruths out of truths. Until you spoke them, really said them out loud or checked for sure, you may not have known which were which.

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Sidney Poitier

I was a gift to my mother. She was a remarkable person. God or nature, or whatever those forces are, smiled on her, then passed me the best of her.

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Living consciously involves being genuine; it involves listening and responding to others honestly and openly; it involves being in the moment.

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When you walk with someone, something unspoken happens. Either you match their pace or they match yours.

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You don't have to become something you're not to be better than you were.

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I do know that I'm responsible not for what happens, but for what I make of it.

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