Will Smith’s Greatest Quotes

“Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.”

“Everybody need a partner to stand right by their side.”

“Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.”

“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.”

“Money and success don’t change people; they merely amplify what is already there.”

“The fellow that can only see a week ahead is always the popular fellow, for he is looking with the crowd. But the one that can see years ahead, he has a telescope but he can’t make anybody believe that he has it.”

“On learning to swim: I’m too big to have some woman hold my stomach and say ‘Now kick your feet.’”

“Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too.”

“Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week.”

“Well, all I know is what I read in the papers.”

“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.”

“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.”

“In my mind, I’ve always been an A-list Hollywood superstar. Y’all just didn’t know yet.”

“You can cry, ain’t no shame in it.”

“The first eight years of schooling was with all white people. So that helped me to understand how white people think. I think that transition is what helped me bridge the gap, because that’s what my success has really been about: bridging the gap between the black community and the white community.”

“I belong to no organized party. I am a Democrat.”

“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?”

“I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.”

“America is a nation that conceives many odd inventions for getting somewhere but it can think of nothing to do once it gets there.”

“Not only down for the good times, But also down through the bad times.”

“I had to focus and create a character in Bagger Vance, not just do my ‘Will Smith’ thing and get paid.”

“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.”