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- The two-time Oscar® winner, one-time Sexiest Man Alive, and second-time director opens up about his close-call adolescence, his close-knit family, falling into acting, falling in love with directing, and (after his mother finally stepped in to negotiate the deal) making a movie— The Great Debaters —so powerful it cost Oprah three tissues and totally wrecked her eye makeup.
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Denzel Washington shares his greatest wisdoms, telling us his life story, and journey to becoming the man he is today.
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- “You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That’s a part of it.” Life is a package deal — you can’t just cherry-pick the good parts. Denzel reminds us to embrace life’s muddy puddles along with its sunny days.
- “I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you’re prepared for it.” For Denzel, luck isn’t a stroke of fate; it’s readiness meeting opportunity.
- “Dreams without goals are just dreams, and they ultimately fuel disappointment.” Dreams are the starting point, not the finish line. Denzel urges us to put in the hard work to turn those dreams into achievable goals.
- “Don’t aspire to make a living, aspire to make a difference.” Why settle for just paying the bills? Aim higher, and maybe you can change the world.
Oprah Talks to Denzel Washington. The two-time Oscar® winner, one-time Sexiest Man Alive, and second-time director opens up about his close-call adolescence, his close-knit family, falling into acting, falling in love with directing, and (after his mother finally stepped in to negotiate the deal) making a movie— The Great Debaters —so ...
- Five Powerful Lessons from Denzel Washington’s Speech
- Believe in Your Gift
- Goals Matter
- Need For Discipline
- Make A Difference
- Don’T Chase Money
Denzel Washington is a global phenomenon. He’s has won two Academy Awards, three Golden Globes and is worth over $150 million.But few know how he has risen like a phoenix from his own ashes. No, seriously. In his early twenties, Denzel worked as a garbage man and a postman simultaneouslyto make ends meet. He told the Hollywood Reporter, “You have e...
“True desire in your heart, for anything good, is God’s proof to you, sent beforehand, that it’s yours already.” We all have dreams. But at some point in life, we compromise. We take jobs we hate to have a certain social status. We stop believing in our dreams. We settle. Denzel Washington says that your dream is already yours. You just have to wor...
“You have these dreams. Dreams without goals remain dreams and fuel disappointment.” Goals serve as an anchor to your dreams. If you reach one goal at a time, you can create breakthrough change. That’s why it is important to have daily, monthly and yearly goals. Goals help you make decisions too. Whenever you have to make choices, you can choose th...
“The gap between goals and achievement is taken by discipline and consistency.” Goals can only be achieved by discipline and consistency. You need to respect your dreams enough to have discipline. The hardest workers work 100+ hour work weeks. Because they love what they do. But I’m gonna let you in on a little secret. Discipline comes easy when yo...
“We all have that unique gift, to touch people, to affect people. Understand that gift.” Denzel says that we all can change each other’s lives in some way or the other. Even the garbage man is changing your surroundings to make them habitable.Listen to the voice that speaks to you. What does it say? How can you change people for the better? Are you...
“I have made hundreds of dollars in my life. And I can’t take it with me. It’s not what you have. But what you do with what you have.” Denzel shows how lame greed is. You can not take money to your grave. In his commencement speech at Dillard University, Denzel said, “You’ll never see a U-haul behind a hearse. The Egyptians tried it. It didn’t work...
Denzel Washington's Motivational And Inspiring Commencement Speech At The University of Pennsylvania. Denzel shares his stories of failure, and how success i...
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Dec 7, 2021 · Denzel Washington gets personal about his faith in a New York Times feature about his upcoming film “Macbeth” — going so far as to encourage the writer, Maureen Dowd, to read the Bible and a daily devotional. He also warned her to not “play with God.”
