1 You don’t have to become something you’re not to be better than you were. – Sidney Poitier
We often try to follow and behave like others to become better. However, the only way we can become a better person is by being ourselves, and not trying to be someone else.
2 I am the me I choose to be. – Sidney Poitier
Never let anyone dictate how you behave and live your life. You are your own master and you should live life however you choose to. You can listen to others for their advice and suggestions, but the final decision should always be yours to take.
3 I do know that I’m responsible not for what happens, but for what I make of it. – Sidney Poitier
You can never predict what opportunity may present itself in front of you. However, how you make use of the opportunity presented to you defines who you are and what you can be.
4 We’re all imperfect, and life is simply a perpetual, unending struggle against those imperfections. – Sidney Poitier
No one is perfect, but life is like a constant and unending road that we have to travel to make ourselves better. We cannot become the perfect being, but we can try to be as close to perfection as possible as we walk the path known as life.
5 I have always been a learner because I knew nothing. – Sidney Poitier
Being stubborn and not accepting changes can make a person become stagnant to growth and development. Only when one believes that they know nothing and from nature and the people around them, that they grow and develop.
6 Marriage is no way of life for the weak, the selfish, or the insecure. – Sidney Poitier
Marriage is a life-long commitment to be with your loved one. It is not something for people with a weak soul, or selfish and insecure people. To be married, one needs to completely trust their partner and compromise with each other to have a happy married life.
7 The older we get the less afraid we are. – Sidney Poitier
As we get older, we experience a lot in life and become more knowledgeable. As a result, we are less afraid of facing new challenges and obstacles and breaking through them.
8 I always wanted to be someone better the next day than I was the day before. – Sidney Poitier
Every person must strive to be better than they were the day before. Daily development is the only way we can become a successful and better person.
9 I cannot be understood in three minutes. – Sidney Poitier
A person has many experiences and knowledge and behave differently in different situations. Spending three minutes with them is not enough time to understand their persona and judge them. You would need to spend more time with someone to fully understand them.
10 If you apologize because you are afraid, then you are a child not a man. – Sidney Poitier
Many people apologize for their mistakes, not because they accept them, but because they are afraid of being rebuked. As long as a person does not accept their mistakes and apologize sincerely, they do not fully mature from being childish.
11 I’ll always be chasing you… Glory.” -Sidney Poitier
Everyone dreams of living a glorious life, but attaining glory is not easy. To be successful one has to continue working hard and persevering in the face of adversity.
12 I’ve learned that I must find positive outlets for anger or it will destroy me. – Sidney Poitier
Being angry is normal, but it is not good to keep it bottled up. Instead, we should use it to motivate ourselves to become better. Keeping it bottled up will destroy a person from the inside.
12 Best Sidney Poitier Quotes
1. You don’t have to become something you’re not to be better than you were. – Sidney Poitier
2. I am the me I choose to be. – Sidney Poitier
3. I do know that I’m responsible not for what happens, but for what I make of it. – Sidney Poitier
4. We’re all imperfect, and life is simply a perpetual, unending struggle against those imperfections. – Sidney Poitier
5. I have always been a learner because I knew nothing. – Sidney Poitier
6. Marriage is no way of life for the weak, the selfish, or the insecure. – Sidney Poitier
7. The older we get the less afraid we are. – Sidney Poitier
8. I always wanted to be someone better the next day than I was the day before. – Sidney Poitier
9. I cannot be understood in three minutes. – Sidney Poitier
10. If you apologize because you are afraid, then you are a child not a man. – Sidney Poitier
11. I’ll always be chasing you… Glory.” ~ Sidney Poitier
12. I’ve learned that I must find positive outlets for anger or it will destroy me. – Sidney Poitier