Quotes by Will Smith

• Money and success don't change people; they merely amplify what is already there.
• I belong to no organized party. I am a Democrat.
• I don't know what my calling is, but I want to be here for a bigger reason. I strive to be like the greatest people who have ever lived.
• I had to focus and create a character in Bagger Vance, not just do my 'Will Smith' thing and get paid.
• I try to speak my points of view about black America, and how I feel about black men and the role that black men should play in their lives with their children and in their lives with their women.
• If it was something that I really committed myself to, I don't think there's anything that could stop me becoming President of the United States.
• Well, all I know is what I read in the papers.
• You can cry, ain't no shame in it.
• Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people they don't like.
• There's so much negative imagery of black fatherhood. I've got tons of friends that are doing the right thing by their kids, and doing the right thing as a father - and how come that's not as newsworthy?
• On learning to swim: I'm too big to have some woman hold my stomach and say 'Now kick your feet.'
• My skin is hard when it comes to my music. But with my movies, I'm still a virgin in a lot of ways. I'm not used to being shot down for no reason.
• In my mind, I've always been an A-list Hollywood superstar. Y'all just didn't know yet.
• It's quite highly possible that I have peaked. I mean, I just can't imagine what else I could do beyond this. It's really a bittersweet kind of feeling.
• True courage is not the absence of fear, but the willingness to act in spite of it.
• The strongest oak tree is not the one that is protected from the storm, but the one that stands tall in spite of it.
• Don't chase people. Be yourself, do your own thing, and work hard. The right people who belong in your life will come to you, and stay.
• Don't let success get to your head, and don't let failure get to your heart.
• Don't let success get to your head, and failure get to your heart.
• Do not let success get to your head, and do not let failure get to your heart.
• Fear is not real. It is a product of thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me. Danger is very real. But fear is a choice.
• The only way to achieve greatness is by overcoming fear and taking risks
• Don't let anyone tell you that you can't do something. If you have a dream, you have to protect it.
• I haven't lost my mind, it's backed up on a server somewhere.
• Do not chase people. Be you. Do your own thing and work hard. The right people who belong in your life will come to you, and stay.
• Don't chase people. Be yourself, do your own thing, and work hard. The right people – the ones who belong in your life – will come to you and stay.
• No one ever injured their eyesight Sitting on Success.
• Success is like a fart; it weirdly feels great for you, but you have to keep it private.