Paul Newman Quotes - Page 3

There are two Newman's laws. The first one is "It is useless to put on your brakes when you're upside down." The second is "Just when things look darkest, they go black.

I wish I could recall with clarity the impulse that compelled me to help bring this camp into being. I'd be pleased if I could announce a motive of lofty purpose. I've been accused of compassion, of altruism, of devotion to Christian, Hebrew, and Muslim ethic, but however desperate I am to claim ownership of a high ideal, I cannot. I wanted, I think, to acknowledge Luck; the chance of it, the benevolence of it in my life, and the brutality of it in the lives of others, made especially savage for children because they may not be allowed the good fortune of a lifetime to correct it.

The only question I ever ask any woman is, 'what time is your husband coming home?'

A man without enemies is a man without character.

It's been a privilege to be here.

For some players, luck itself is an art

A feud should live a full and colorful life, and then it should die a natural death and be forgotten.

On adultery: "Why fool around with hamburger when you have steak at home?

Watching something is nothing like doing it.

Twenty-five years ago I couldn`t walk down the street without being recognized. Now I can put a cap on, walk anywhere and no one pays me any attention. They don`t ask me about my movies and they don`t ask me about my salad dressing because they don`t know who I am. Am I happy about this? You bet.

Building weapons that we don't need, don't work, and aren't necessary, and have no mission — that's not bad politics, that's robbery.

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

Fill the moment and find variety.

I respect generosity in people, and I respect it in companies too, I don't look at it as philanthropy; I see it as an investment in the community.

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

It's always darkest before it turns absolutely pitch black.

Acting is like letting your pants down; you're exposed.

I'd like to be remembered as a guy who tried - who tried to be part of his times, tried to help people communicate with one another, tried to find some decency in his own life, tried to extend himself as a human being. Someone who isn't complacent, who doesn't cop out.

The spaghetti sauce is a good thing to think about. Morning, noon, and night, think about the spaghetti sauce. Think about hustling other people to buy the spaghetti sauce.

Our marriage works because we each carry clubs of equal weight and size.

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.

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

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

You can't be as old as I am without waking up with a surprised look on your face every morning.