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I had learned something of Miami from people who had visited there, so I knew what to expect. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

#had #i #knew #learned #miami

I had to satisfy the action fans, the romantic fans, the intellectual fans. It was a terrific burden. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

#burden #fans #had #i #intellectual

I had two roles for which I compromised. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

#had #i #roles #two #which

I lived in a country where I couldn't live where I wanted to live. I lived in a country where I couldn't go where I wanted to eat. I lived in a country where I couldn't get a job, except for those put aside for people of my colour or caste. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

#caste #colour #country #eat #except

A mugwump is a person educated beyond his intellect. ↗

— Horace Porter

#educated #his #intellect #person

The wise have pitied the fool that hath striven to give a life In the world of time and space among the bulks of actual things, To dream that was dreamed in the heart, and that only the heart could hold. Oh wise men, riddle me this: What if the dream come true? ↗

— Pádraig Pearse

#dreams #dreams-coming-true #reality #dreams

I was born two months early, and everyone had given up on me. But my mother insisted on my life. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

#early #everyone #given #had #i

I was not the kind of a principal player that was so in demand that eight or 10 or 12 scripts came per month. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

#demand #eight #i #kind #month

In America, it is difficult to be your own man. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

#difficult #man #own #your

In my case, the body of work stands for itself... I think my work has been representative of me as a man. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

#body #case #i #i think #itself