50 Powerful & Life-Changing Will Smith Quotes
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From the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air to the heartbreaking drama Seven Pounds, Hollywood’s A-lister Will Smith is one of the most multi-talented actors of his generation. Did we mention his exemplary performance in action movies such as Bad Boys and Bad Boys For Life, a Box Office Original that ranks as the highest-grossing movie in 2020? Will Smith started his career as a rapper at the age of 16, and many decades later, he continues to bag prestigious awards and still gets nominated for many more.
In more than three decades and counting, millions of fans worldwide have looked up to Will Smith for inspiration, motivation, and some life-changing advice. Whether on set, in an interview, or on the red carpet, Will Smith always has something mind-boggling to say to his fans. Here is a compilation of 50 powerful and inspiring Will Smith quotes that might change your life.
“If you’re not making someone else’s life better, then you’re wasting your time. Your life will become better by making other lives better.”
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“Don’t chase people. Be yourself, do your own thing, and work hard. The right people – the ones who really belong in your life – will come to you. And stay.”
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“Life is lived on the edge.”
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“The first step before anyone else in the world believes it is you have to believe it.”
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“Build your life or someone else will hire you to build theirs.”
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“There are two kinds of people in this world. There are hammers and nails. You decide what to be.”
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“If you don’t fight for what you want, don’t cry for what you lost.”
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“99% is the same as zero. If you are gonna do 99, go ahead and stay home.”
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“Whatever your dream is, every extra penny you have needs to be going to that.”
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“There’s no reason to have a plan B because it distracts from plan A.”
“Greatness exists in all of us.”
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“I know who I am, I know what I believe, and that’s all I need to know.”
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“In my mind, I’ve always been an A-list Hollywood superstar. Y’all just didn’t know yet.”
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“Talent you have naturally. Skill is only developed by hours and hours and hours of beating on your craft.”
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“The only thing that has kept me around is my effort.”
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“Greatness lives on the edge of destruction.”
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“Failure actually helps you to recognize the areas where you need to evolve.”
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“Fear is not real. The only place that fear can exist is in our thoughts of the future.”
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“You have to believe that something different can happen.”
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“The prerequisite for spending time with any person is that they nourish and inspire you.”
“I am not afraid to die on treadmill.”
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“The road to sustained happiness is through discipling your behavior.”
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“Let your smile change the world. Don’t let the world change your smile.”
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“Greatness is not this wonderful, esoteric, elusive, god-lie feature that only the special among us will ever taste, it’s something that truly exists in all of us.”
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“I am motivated by fear. I hate being scared to do something.”
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“Money & success don’t change people; they merely amplify what is already there.”
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“Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road to mediocrity.”
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“The road to power is in taking responsibility.”
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“Fail early, fail often, fail forward.”
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“The center of bringing any dream into fruition is self-discipline.”
“God placed the best things in life on the other side of terror.”
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“I’d rather be with someone who does a horrible job but gives 110% than with someone who does a good job and gives 60%.”
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“I wake up every morning believing that today is going to be better than yesterday.”
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“You can’t win the war against the world if you can’t win the war against your own mind.”
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“You know the difference between you and me? I make this look good.”
Will Smith, Men in Black
“Every moment in life is a learning experience. Or what good is it, right?”
Will Smith in Six Degrees of Separation
“You got a dream.You gotta protect it. People can’t do somethin’ themselves, they wanna tell you you can’t do it.”
Will Smith in The Pursuit of Happiness
“If you want something, Go get it. Period.”
Will Smith in The Pursuit of Happiness
“Life is not the amount of breaths you take, it is the moments that take your breath away.”
Will Smith in Hitch
“Don’t ever let somebody tell you, you can’t do something.”
“I believe you need to be educated on what you want to do in life, but I don’t believe you necessarily need college to get there.”
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“Because that’s what people do… they leap and hope to God they can fly!”
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“I’m a guy. Since when do we get anything right the first time?”
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“I have a great time with my life, and I wanna share it.”
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“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.”
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“So if you stay ready, you ain’t gotta get ready, and that is how I run my life.”
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“10 ways to love: listen, speak, give, pray, answer, share, enjoy, trust, forgive, promise.”
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“Look at your 5 closest friends. Those 5 friends are who you are. If you don’t like who you are then you know what you have to do.”
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“And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, work ethic. You know, while the other guy’s sleeping? I’m working.”
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“Stop letting people who do so little for you control so much of your life.”
We hope that these quotes from Will Smith will have a meaningful impact on your life. We’ve covered Will Smith movie quotes, among other topics such as life, happiness, success, and more, hoping you’ll find one that genuinely speaks to your soul.
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