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Sidney Poitier
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born
in Miami, Florida, The United States
February 20, 1927
gender
male
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The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
— published 2000 — 21 editions |
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Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Granddaughter
— published 2008 — 17 editions |
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This Life
— 4 editions |
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Montaro Caine: A Novel
— published 2013 — 2 editions |
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Separate But Equal
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Life Beyond Measure
— published 2008 |
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Life Beyond Measure
— published 2008 |
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The Measure of a Man
— published 2007 |
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The Measure of a Man
— published 2007 |
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Untitled Novel
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“I don't mean to be like some old guy from the olden days who says, "I walked thirty miles to school every morning, so you kids should too." That's a statement born of envy and resentment. What I'm saying is something quite different. What I'm saying is that by having very little, I had it good. Children need a sense of pulling their own weight, of contributing to the family in some way, and some sense of the family's interdependence. They take pride in knowing that they're contributing. They learn responsibility and discipline through meaningful work. The values developed within a family that operates on those principles then extend to the society at large. By not being quite so indulged and "protected" from reality by overflowing abundance, children see the bonds that connect them to others.”
― Sidney Poitier, The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
― Sidney Poitier, The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
“A person doesn't have to change who he is to become better.”
― Sidney Poitier, The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
― Sidney Poitier, The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
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