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When asked what advice he had for actors, Denzel Washington pulled out an interesting quote:
First part of your life you learn, second part of your life you earn, third part of your life you return.
I had considered including this quote in my Enough post because the quote feels good. It rhymes and it follows the Rule of Three. But the more I kept analyzing and over-analyzing the quote, the more I took issue with it.
- We should always be learning, regardless of stage of life.
- Denzel, now at the age of 70, is still earning. Many of us will be earning well into the third part of our life.
- Returning can also happen at multiple stages. Many, like myself, earn through return. That is, we get paid to share our knowledge.
I like a pithy aphorism as much as the next person but they can easily become thought-terminating clichés.
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This content originally appeared on Snook.ca and was authored by Jonathan Snook
Jonathan Snook | Sciencx (2025-08-02T22:12:48+00:00) A Life in Three Acts. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2025/08/02/a-life-in-three-acts/
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