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> [“It’s the way of all ancient stories. The young man must go “down” in order to find the right path for going “up.” Call it the “time of ashes.” In some African tribes the young boys must cover their faces…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-poitier/it-s-the-way-of-all-ancient-stories-the-young-man-must-go-down-in/)

[Sidney Poitier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-poitier/)

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## More by Sidney Poitier

> [Jackie Robinson is a true legend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-poitier/jackie-robinson-is-a-true-legend/)

[Sidney Poitier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-poitier/)

> [In my case, the body of work stands for itself... I think my work has been representative of me as a man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-poitier/in-my-case-the-body-of-work-stands-for-itself-i-think-my-work-has/)

[Sidney Poitier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-poitier/)

> [You don't have to become something that you aren't to become better than you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-poitier/you-don-t-have-to-become-something-that-you-aren-t-to-become-better/)

[Sidney Poitier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-poitier/)

> [So it's been kind of a long road, but it was a good journey altogether.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-poitier/so-it-s-been-kind-of-a-long-road-but-it-was-a-good-journey-altogether/)

[Sidney Poitier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-poitier/)

> [I'd seen my father. He was a poor man, and I watched him do astonishing things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-poitier/i-d-seen-my-father-he-was-a-poor-man-and-i-watched-him-do-astonishing/)

[Sidney Poitier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-poitier/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-poitier/if-the-image-one-holds-of-one-s-self-contains-elements-that-don-t/)

[Sidney Poitier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-poitier/)

> [I think the way I want to think. I live the way I want to live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-poitier/i-think-the-way-i-want-to-think-i-live-the-way-i-want-to-live/)

[Sidney Poitier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-poitier/)

> [I had learned something of Miami from people who had visited there, so I knew what to expect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-poitier/i-had-learned-something-of-miami-from-people-who-had-visited-there-so/)

[Sidney Poitier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-poitier/)

> [We're all imperfect, and life is simply a perpetual, unending struggle against those imperfections.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-poitier/we-re-all-imperfect-and-life-is-simply-a-perpetual-unending-struggle/)

[Sidney Poitier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-poitier/)

> [I did not go into the film business to be symbolized as someone else's vision of me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-poitier/i-did-not-go-into-the-film-business-to-be-symbolized-as-someone-else/)

[Sidney Poitier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-poitier/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-poitier/i-find-myself-at-this-time-in-my-life-no-less-challenged-no-less/)

[Sidney Poitier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-poitier/)

> [Living consciously involves being genuine; it involves listening and responding to others honestly and openly; it involves being in the moment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-poitier/living-consciously-involves-being-genuine-it-involves-listening-and/)

[Sidney Poitier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-poitier/)

> [Every new fashion is a form of rebellion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-poitier/every-new-fashion-is-a-form-of-rebellion/)

[Sidney Poitier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-poitier/)

> [I'll always be chasing you... Glory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-poitier/i-ll-always-be-chasing-you-glory/)

[Sidney Poitier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-poitier/)

> [So I'm OK with myself, with history, my work, who I am and who I was.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-poitier/so-i-m-ok-with-myself-with-history-my-work-who-i-am-and-who-i-was/)

[Sidney Poitier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-poitier/)

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