Denzel Washington

"At the end of the day, it's not about what you have or even what you've accomplished. It's about who you've lifted up, who you've made better."

"Don't aspire to make a living, aspire to make a difference."

"Pray, and let God do the rest."

"You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too."

"Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever."

"If you don't fail, you're not even trying."

"Dreams without goals remain dreams and ultimately disappoint."

"A strong man stands up for himself. A stronger man stands up for others."

"Ease is a greater threat to progress than hardship."

"Fall forward. Here's the thing - it's okay to fail. Failure is just evidence you're pushing yourself, that you're ambitious."

"The most important thing is that you learn from your mistakes."

"If you don't think about your future, you won't have one."

"I say if it's right, it's right. If it's wrong, it's wrong. And you have to choose."

"There's a higher power, I know there is."

"True desire in the heart for God is the biggest advantage anyone can have."

"Life can be rough, and if you don't start with a strong spiritual foundation, everything will crumble."

"Take the job that you don't want. Do the work. Be part of somebody else's dream."

"The most important thing in life will always be the people in this room."

"Everybody has a gift. It's up to you to decide what you're going to do with it."

"You have to believe. You have to believe."

"When you pray, believe that you already have what you're asking for."

"Poverty is a state of mind. You can be poverty stricken in spirit."

"Without commitment, you'll never start. But more importantly, without consistency, you'll never finish."

"Build your own dream or someone else will hire you to build theirs."

"Discipline is doing what you hate to do, but nonetheless doing it like you love it."

"We pray for peace, but do we work for it?"

"I've been blessed. I have great fans and I'm grateful for my life."

"What is it that you want to accomplish before you leave here?"

"Excellence is an art won by training and habituation."

"The most powerful thing I know is to use prayer."