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It has adopted the geometry most advantageous to the species or, in other words, the most convenient. ↗

— Henri Poincare

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We wanted to be as expansive as possible to make sure we didn't preclude some good ideas. ↗

— John Poindexter

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I wanted to explore the values that are at work, underpinning my life. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

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An appreciable number of directors have shifted to lower-cost films, allowing them to be satisfied with a more modest return. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

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I always wanted to be someone better the next day than I was the day before. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

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

— Sidney Poitier

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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

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A mugwump is a person educated beyond his intellect. ↗

— Horace Porter

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

— Sidney Poitier

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Since I couldn't actuate the things that I wanted to do, the only weapon I had was to say no. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

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