“But I always had the ability to say no. That's how I called my own sho...” — Sidney Poitier Quote

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

“I sometimes like the pictures photographers take of me.”

“I decided in my life that I would do nothing that did not reflect positively on my father's life.”

“You honor me greatly and beyond my ability as an individual but in so doing you honor my colleagues also who made possible the results you have cited.”

“People are saying I hold and spoil, but you don't get to win Olympic gold without a bit of power and ability.”

“I don't think language could have evolved if it was the only distinctive trait. It goes hand in hand with our ability to develop tools and technologies, and also with the fact that we cooperate with nonrelatives.”