170 Quotes by Sidney Poitier

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

When I set out to become an actor, I had set myself a standard.

My mother is a Bahamian. My father is a Bahamian, as am I, ... And all that I am, I've received from them and a country that has today given me the opportunities, and to my grandchildren, that I have never dreamt of.

Almost all the job opportunities were reflective of the stereotypical perception of blacks that had infected the whole consciousness of the country.

The next morning we came into the port at Miami. I saw the buildings. For me they were tall, tall buildings; there was nothing like them in Nassau.

I've had it all my life and when it can time for me to start a family, I was quite anxious to do so.

I learned quite quickly that there were places I couldn't go, that I would be questioned if I wandered into various neighborhoods.

As I've mentioned, a large part of my father's legacy is the lesson he taught his sons. He brought us together and said, 'The measure of a man is how well he provides for his children.

If you apologize because you are afraid, then you are a child not a man.