Paul Newman Quotes, Status, and Thoughts

The best gift you can give yourself is the gift of possibility.

The best gift you can give yourself is the gift of possibility.

If you have no enemies, you have no character. Taking a stand always creates opposition.

If you have no enemies, you have no character. Taking a stand always creates opposition.

When you see the right thing to do, you'd better do it.

When you see the right thing to do, you'd better do it.

A man can only be judged by his actions, and not by his good intentions or his beliefs.

A man can only be judged by his actions, and not by his good intentions or his beliefs.

I'm like a good cheese. I'm just getting mouldy enough to be interesting.

I'm like a good cheese. I'm just getting mouldy enough to be interesting.

What could be better than to hold your hand out to people less fortunate than you are?

What could be better than to hold your hand out to people less fortunate than you are?

The problem with getting older is you still remember how things used to be.

The problem with getting older is you still remember how things used to be.

People stay married because they want to, not because the doors are locked.

People stay married because they want to, not because the doors are locked.

The need is great and so are the opportunities to make a difference.

The need is great and so are the opportunities to make a difference.

Choose between yesterday and tomorrow.

Choose between yesterday and tomorrow.

I think it's very desirable to be an individual and a free thinker.

I think it's very desirable to be an individual and a free thinker.

I changed my life today. What did you do?

I changed my life today. What did you do?

You only grow when you are alone.

You only grow when you are alone.

Sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.

Sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.

I check my pulse and if I can find it, I know I've got a chance

I check my pulse and if I can find it, I know I've got a chance

To be an actor you have to be a child.

To be an actor you have to be a child.

A dollar won is twice as sweet as a dollar earned.

A dollar won is twice as sweet as a dollar earned.

A man with no enemies is a man with no character.

A man with no enemies is a man with no character.

I have a vision and the rest of the world wears bifocals.

I have a vision and the rest of the world wears bifocals.

The embarrassing thing is that my salad dressing is out-grossing my films.

The embarrassing thing is that my salad dressing is out-grossing my films.

A man without enemies is a man without character.

A man without enemies is a man without character.

What we got here is a failure to communicate.

What we got here is a failure to communicate.

For some players, luck itself is an art

For some players, luck itself is an art

Newman's first law: It is useless to put on your brakes when you're upside down.

Newman's first law: It is useless to put on your brakes when you're upside down.

Fill the moment and find variety.

Fill the moment and find variety.

Men experience many passions in a lifetime. One passion drives away the one before it.

Men experience many passions in a lifetime. One passion drives away the one before it.

It's been a privilege to be here.

It's been a privilege to be here.

Watching something is nothing like doing it.

Watching something is nothing like doing it.

If I ever feel like I’m doing something I’ve done before, I scrap it and start over again.

If I ever feel like I’m doing something I’ve done before, I scrap it and start over again.

An actor has to evaluate his own abilities and be honest with himself.

An actor has to evaluate his own abilities and be honest with himself.

People like to do what they used to do after they've stopped being able to do it.

People like to do what they used to do after they've stopped being able to do it.

There are three rules for running a business; fortunately, we don't know any of them.

There are three rules for running a business; fortunately, we don't know any of them.

I have taken roads that I wished I had not traveled on. And I'm traveling on some pretty exciting ones, too.

I have taken roads that I wished I had not traveled on. And I'm traveling on some pretty exciting ones, too.

Those with a moral deficit put on a good show, and sleep like a baby.

Those with a moral deficit put on a good show, and sleep like a baby.