My father was a poor man, very poor in a British colonial possession where class and race were very important. — Sidney Poitier Copy Share Image
But my dad also was a remarkable man, a good person, a principled individual, a man of integrity. — Sidney Poitier Copy Share Image
As a man, I've been representative of the values I hold dear. And the values I hold dear are carryovers from the… — Sidney Poitier Copy Share Image
I decided in my life that I would do nothing that did not reflect positively on my father's life. — Sidney Poitier Copy Share Image
I'd seen my father. He was a poor man, and I watched him do astonishing things. — Sidney Poitier Copy Share Image
My father was a tomato farmer. There is the phrase that says he or she worked their fingers to the bone, well,… — Sidney Poitier Copy Share Image
My father was a certain kind of man - I saw how he treated my mother and his family and how he… — Sidney Poitier Copy Share Image
Of all my father's teachings, the most enduring was the one about the true measure of a man. That true measure was… — Sidney Poitier Copy Share Image
As I've mentioned, a large part of my father's legacy is the lesson he taught his sons. He brought us together and… — Sidney Poitier Copy Share Image
My mother was the most amazing person. She taught me to be kind to other women. She believed in family. She was… — Sidney Poitier Copy Share Image
In my case, the body of work stands for itself... I think my work has been representative of me as a man. — Sidney Poitier Copy Share
You don't have to become something that you aren't to become better than you are. — Sidney Poitier Copy Share
I'd seen my father. He was a poor man, and I watched him do astonishing things. — Sidney Poitier Copy Share
If the image one holds of one's self contains elements that don't square with reality, one is best advised to let go of them,… — Sidney Poitier Copy Share
I had learned something of Miami from people who had visited there, so I knew what to expect. — Sidney Poitier Copy Share
We're all imperfect, and life is simply a perpetual, unending struggle against those imperfections. — Sidney Poitier Copy Share
I did not go into the film business to be symbolized as someone else's vision of me. — Sidney Poitier Copy Share
I find myself, at this time in my life, no less challenged, no less plagued, no less intrigued by what I still don't know. — Sidney Poitier Copy Share
Living consciously involves being genuine; it involves listening and responding to others honestly and openly; it involves being in the moment. — Sidney Poitier Copy Share
