Will Smith Quotes

If the world attacks and you slide off track, remember one fact, I got your back.

I'm a guy. Since when do we get anything right the first time?

The things that have been most valuable to me I did not learn in school.

I believe that eclecticism is a virtue. It may not be a word, but its definitely a virtue.

I know who I am, I know what I believe, that's all I need to know. From there, you do what you need to do.

When you create art, the world has to wait.

I'm motivated by fear ... a fear of fear. I hate being afraid to do something.

When I was young, and I'd get A's, I'd get this good feeling of all the things that I could be. And then I'd never became any of them.

Sometimes you have to forget what's gone, appreciate what still remains, and look forward to what's coming next.

The greatest dreams are always unrealistic.

I'd rather live my life knowing that I'm not perfect than spend my whole life pretending to be.

A rapper is about being completely true to yourself. Being an actor is about changing who you are.

If we each get on a treadmill right now, one of two things is going to happen ... either you're going to get off first or I am going to die. Period.

You're the dumbest smart person i know, you're the dumbest dumb person i know

I want the world to be better because I was here.

Stop letting people who do so little for you control so much of your mind, feelings & emotions/

There's two kinds of people in this world.There's hammers and nails ...
You decide what to be ..

I truly believe that I can be president of the US if I really want to.

Everybody need a partner to stand right by their side. Not only down for the good times. But also down through the bad times.

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.

Life is dangerous and you're not gonna live a life without risk.

I've trained myself to illuminate the things in my personality that are likable and to hide and protect the things that are less likeable.

For me, there is nothing more valuable than how people feel in a movie theater about a movie.

I have a great time with my life, and I wanna share it.

Make a choice of what you want, who you want to be and how you're going to do it. The universe will get out of your way.

Give me about 10 years, I'm going to run for President. If I can squeeze in an NBA championship before that, I'll do it.

Thomas Jefferson was a real poet. He was slick with that 'pursuit' of happiness because the 'pursuit' puts it back on you.

We spend money that we do not have, on things we do not need, to impress people who do not care.

The guy who's willing to hustle the most is gonna be the guy that just gets that loose ball.

Parents just don't understand.

One of my teachers used to call me Prince, because I always had a way of charming myself in and out of different situations.

Life is lived on the edge.

Talent you have naturally. Skill is only developed by hours and hours and hours of beating on your craft.

Greatness exists in all of us.

You want something? Go get it.

It's better to be prepared than to get ready.

The first step is you have to say that you can.

When I say I am going to run three miles, I run five. With that mentality, it is actually difficult to lose.

The first step before anybody else in the world believes it, is that you believe it.

The only man you will ever get is some fool named Grady who falls asleep in his soup.

Any time you see a white guy in jail, you know he did something bad.

You be as truthful as you can to a specific situation, and it will become universal.

Goofy was the word that was used most often by my sisters because I've been this tall ever since I was 12 years old.

I'm not afraid to die on a treadmill.

The first time that I performed as an actor was the first day on the set of 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.'

To me, it's science fiction for me to do the things I've been blessed to do in this industry.

If you're always ready, you don't have to get ready.

I would have absolutely messed up 'The Matrix'.

I want to represent possibilities

If you stay ready, you don't have to get ready.

Running and reading are the keys of life.

I am inspired beyond my ability to articulate ... and now I know what and who I want to be ... a soldier for peace.

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

Whatever you have is gonna die and you are gonna have to rebirth something new. You have to be willing to ride the waves.

I don't want to be an icon. I want to be an idea. I want to represent possibilities.

I do not have to build a perfect wall today. I just have to lay a perfect brick.

Money & success don't change people; they merely amplify what is already there.

I think with movies I am really connecting to the Joseph Campbell idea of the collective unconscious.

Being realistic is the quickest path to mediocrity.

The game cannot be won, only played.

There ain't no problem that some other dude didn't have 1,000 years ago.

Smiling is the best way to face every problem, to crush every fear, to hide every pain.

Be magic choose and believe that you can do anything you set your mind to believe. We are who we choose to be.

I can't run away when I'm scared. I always have to attack. That's how I deal with seemingly difficult things.

I control every interaction with every human being I'm with. I can actually manage any situation with 98 percent of the people on Earth.

While the other guy's sleeping?
I'm working.
While the other guy's eatin'?
I'm working.

It feels like God visits everywhere else, but lives in Africa.

Begging for acknowledgment, or even asking, diminishes dignity and diminishes power.

I mean, I'm very serious with my kids about them comprehending the intricacies of global finance.

Don't let success go to your heads and don't let failure into your hearts.

Adolf Hitler was a vile, heinous, vicious killer responsible for one of the greatest acts of evil committed on this planet.

My first record came out while I was a senior in high school, which is dangerous.

I feel like I could run for President. People often laugh, but if I set my mind to it, within the next 15 years I could be in the White House.

Your words and thoughts have physical power.

I believe you need to be educated on what you want to do in life, but I don't believe you necessarily need collage to get there.

Just because the kid's cute, doesn't mean you're not the father.

I think it would be arrogant and borderline foolish to believe there's no other life forms that exist out there.

The way I like to measure greatness is ... How many people can you make want to be better?

Greatness lives on the edge of destruction

I've never really viewed myself as particularly talented. I've viewed myself as slightly above average in talent.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't driving around on a bus and having a campfire kind of adding to the environment problem?

Being realistic is the most common path to mediocrity.

My grandmother used to always say, 'People need to be worth something.'

Sorry, I'm allergic to bullshit.

You have to make every group you come in contact with better.

You play a part in every aspect of your life going the way you want or not going the way that you want. It has very little to do with other people.

Black people playing tennis, next white people will be tap dancing!

Believing in yourself is the first step to accomplishing any goal. If you think you're going to fail, you probably will.

If you're absent during my struggle, don't expect to be present during my success

I had a hit single on the radio for 30 days before I graduated from high school.

What developed in my early days was the attitude to start attacking the thing I was scared of

And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, work ethic. You know, while the other guy's sleeping? I'm working.

I refuse to accept anything less than 100% of what I can achieve.

Those who say I can, and those who say I can't - are both usually right

Never underestimate the pain of a person, because in all honesty, everyone is struggling. Some people are just better at hiding it than others.

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.

Don't let failure go to your heart, and don't let success go to your head.

The best feeling in the world is knowing that you actually mean something to someone.

ALL OF THE PRINCE OF BEL AIR

The execs don't care what color you are. They care about how much money you make. Hollywood is not really black or white. It's green.