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Reflections

“I think the way I want to think. I live the way I want to live.”

—Sidney Poitier

Every human being will experience disappointments, failures and defeats during a lifetime. However, I hope that when I look back at my life years from now, I will be able to own those failures. I hope I’ll be able to look at those experiences and embrace them as mine.

In a world that so often tries to shape our views and conform our behavior, I hope to be able to say that I lived the way I wanted to, by my own rules. I want to be able to say I never compromised who I was. I believe if I can do that, I will have truly been successful.

I chose this quote for that reason. Poitier says, in a refreshingly honest and concise manner, that he thinks and acts as he wishes. He's able to own everything, from his achievements to his failures. And I look at that as his greatest accomplishment.



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	Reflections “I think the way I want to think. I live the way I want to live.” —Sidney Poitier Every human being will experience disappointments, failures and defeats during a lifetime. However, I hope that when I look back at my life years from now, I will be able to own those failures. I hope I’ll be able to look at those experiences and embrace them as mine. In a world that so often tries to shape our views and conform our behavior, I hope to be able to say that I lived the way I wanted to, by my own rules. I want to be able to say I never compromised who I was. I believe if I can do that, I will have truly been successful. I chose this quote for that reason. Poitier says, in a refreshingly honest and concise manner, that he thinks and acts as he wishes. He's able to own everything, from his achievements to his failures. And I look at that as his greatest accomplishment.