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Quote by Sidney Poitier
I know how easy it is for one to stay well within moral, ethical,

I know how easy it is for one to stay well within moral, ethical, and legal bounds through the skillful use of words – and to thereby spin, sidestep, circumvent, or bend a truth completely out of shape. To that extent, we are all liars on numerous occasions. – Sidney Poitier

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So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept whatever the obligation was. That was to behave in a manner, to carry myself in such a professional way, as if there ever is a reflection, its a positive one. – Sidney Poitier

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I had to satisfy the action fans, the romantic fans, the intellectual fans. It was a terrific burden. – Sidney Poitier

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