Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence.
You are a function of what the whole universe is doing in the same way that a wave is a function of what the whole ocean is doing.
You do not play a sonata in order to reach the final chord, and if the meanings of things were simply in ends, composers would write nothing but finales.
Zen is a liberation from time. For if we open our eyes and see clearly, it becomes obvious that there is no other time than this instant, and that the past and the future are abstractions without any concrete reality.
Any good piece of material like Shakespeare ought to be open to reinterpretation. - Denzel Washington
Don’t tell me what was said about me. Tell me why were they so comfortable to say it to you? - Denzel Washington
Give other peoples opinions their right significance. Take advice if it is constructive, and learn from it. But do not build your life based around the opinions of others. Trust yourself and trust your choices. - Denzel Washington
Goals on the road to achievement cannot be achieved without discipline and consistency. - Denzel Washington
I don't concern myself with award. I'd been to the party enough times to know it really didn't matter. - Denzel Washington
I had a lot of success from the start. I never really was tested for long periods of time. I got my first professional job while I was a senior in college. I signed with the William Morris Agency before I graduated. - Denzel Washington
I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from getting my mind and body together. And the floodgates of goodness have opened upon me - spiritually and financially. - Denzel Washington
I still have my unemployment books and I remember when I worked for the sanitation department and the post office. - Denzel Washington
I'm very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That's my cultural historical background, my genetic makeup, but it's not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question. - Denzel Washington
I've worked in a factory. I was a garbage man. I worked in a post office. It's not that long ago. I like to think that I'm just a regular guy. - Denzel Washington
If I am a cup maker, I’m interested in making the best cup I possibly can. My effort goes into that cup, not what people think about it - Denzel Washington
