Morgan Freeman

Actor American Born 1937 (age 89)

Deep-voiced actor known for gravitas and iconic narration.

379 quotes

"Art is the soul's expression."
Art
"The best way to approach life is with your eyes wide open to its possibilities."
Life
"You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too."
Wisdom
"Don't aspire to make a living, aspire to make a difference."
Success
"Fear is the number one killer in this country, not disease."
Fear
"I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in this world."
Faith
"People are afraid of what they don't understand."
Knowledge
"If you want to see a miracle, be the miracle."
Inspiration
"The greatest thing about tomorrow is that it will come."
Hope
"Growing old is not unattractive to me."
Life
"Everybody has a job to do. There are people in the community that are not going to be doing well."
Work
"You make your own luck by working hard and being prepared."
Perseverance
"The most important thing is to find your voice."
Creativity
"Forgiveness is about the other person. Healing is about you."
Peace
"Literacy could be your Golden Ticket out."
Education
"I'm always amazed by what people can accomplish when they work together."
Leadership
"Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch."
Knowledge
"Life doesn't offer you a script. You have to improvise."
Life
"The key to life is to accept it as it comes to you."
Wisdom
"You can't expect to achieve much if you don't believe in yourself."
Strength
"Dreams without goals remain dreams and eventually disappointment."
Dreams
"I'm at the point in my life where I feel like I should be feeling better than I do."
Health
"The purpose of education is the imparting of knowledge."
Education
"You can choose your friends, but you sho' can't choose your family."
Family
"All of us every single year, we're a different person. I don't think we're the same person all our lives."
Change
"Acting is not about being famous, it's about exploring the human soul."
Art
"If you don't fail, you're not even trying."
Courage
"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."
Truth
"Perception is a real thing. People believe what they see."
Wisdom
"The universe is a pretty big place. If it's just us, seems like an awful waste of space."
Science