I come from a great family. I've seen family life and I know how wonderful, how nurturing, and how wonderful it can be.

Next quotes

• Sidney Poitier:

  My autobiography was simply the story of my life.

• Sidney Poitier:

  To simply wake up every morning a better person than when I went to bed.

• Sidney Poitier:

  Jackie Robinson is a true legend.

• Sidney Poitier:

  To be compared to Jackie Robinson is an enormous compliment, but I don't think it's necessarily des

• Sidney Poitier:

  Mine was an easy ride compared to Jackie Robinson's.

• Sidney Poitier:

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

• Sidney Poitier:

  I had chosen to use my work as a reflection of my values.

• Sidney Poitier:

  I was not the kind of a principal player that was so in demand that eight or 10 or 12 scripts came

• Sidney Poitier:

  But I always had the ability to say no. That's how I called my own shots.

• Sidney Poitier:

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