Morgan Freeman

If you want to be a good actor, you have to be able to play anything.

How do we change the world? One random act of kindness at a time.

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

I don't want a Black history month. Black history is American history.

The best way to guarantee a loss is to quit.

I always wanted to be an actor, but I never thought it would happen.

I'm not a big fan of the word 'retirement.' I'm just going to keep working until I can't anymore.

Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon.

Get busy living, or get busy dying.

Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.

Some birds aren't meant to be caged, their feathers are too bright.

I find it very easy to get lost in a book.

I don't think of myself as an icon. I just think of myself as an actor.

The older you get, the more you realize how little you know.

I'm not going to sit around and wait for things to happen. I'm going to make them happen.

You can't be afraid to fail. It's the only way you learn.

I believe in the power of storytelling.

I'm just a guy who loves what he does.

I think the best thing you can do is be yourself.

I've never been one to shy away from a challenge.