Morgan Freeman Quotes Page 2

“Jealousy is a good indication that you are doing things the right way. People never get jealous of losers.”

“Learning how to be still, to really be still and let life happen - that stillness becomes a radiance.”

“Marijuana prohibition is just the stupidest law possible. Just legalize it and tax it like we do liquor.”

“My earrings are worth just enough to buy me a coffin if I die in a strange place. That was the reason why sailors used to wear them.”

“Never let pride be your guiding principle. Let your accomplishments speak for you.”

“The best way to guarantee a loss is to quit.”

“The highest power is the human mind. That's where God came from and my belief in God is my belief in myself.”

“The odds are lousy that I actually said something attributed to me.”

“The reason actors, artists, writers have agents is because we'll do it for nothing. That's a basic fact - you gotta do it.”

“The trick to any profession is making it look easy.”

“Very often, you know, you stop walking because you say, 'Well, I'm tired of climbing this hill. I'm never going to get to the top.' And you're only two steps from the top.”

“We humans are more concerned with having than with being.”

“You can't take credit for talent; you can only take credit for using it.”

“You don't know how much you appreciate your privacy until you don't have it.”

“You know, the ancient Egyptians had a beautiful belief about death. When their souls got to the entrance to heaven, the guards asked two questions. Their answers determined whether they were able to enter or not. 'Have you found joy in your life?' 'Has your life brought joy to others?'”

“You measure yourself by the people who measure themselves by you.”

“The first thing that always pops into my head regarding our president, is that all of the people who are setting up this barrier for him... They just conveniently forget that Barack had a mama, and she was white - very white; American, Kansas, middle of America. There is no argument about who he is, or what he is. America's first black president hasn't arisen yet. He's not America's first black president. He's America's first mixed-race president.”