John Quotes

I tried to commit suicide one day. It was a very Woody Allen-type suicide. I turned on the gas and left all the windows open.

I love football, but I'm sick of the World Cup. I don't even care about England.

I loathe celebrity. I can't stand it.

I'm addicted to working. I mean, I have a list of 100 countries I want to play in. I'm basically killing myself by travelling so much, for no reason whatsoever.

Cunning pays no regard to virtue, and is but the low mimic of reason.

What a world is this, and how does fortune banter us!

To grow in our ability to love ourselves we need to receive love as well.

Find something that feels good, that resonates with your heart.

The United States is the most powerful nation on Earth and it just can't walk away from the Middle East and central Asia and the Horn of Africa.

To believe all men honest is folly. To believe none is something worse.

I am a revolutionary, so my son can be a farmer, so his son can be a poet.

The United States is not a Christian nation any more than it is a Jewish or a Mohammedan nation.

Grief drives men into habits of serious reflection, sharpens the understanding, and softens the heart

There is no greater guilt than the unneccessary war.

Heck, I drank no more than John Wayne or Ward Bond or Spencer Tracy or Alan Ladd or Robert Walker. But it got me into a lot more trouble.

Democracy is not a form of government. It is a political philosophy that can be embodied in various systems of government.

I always think coming out is something that you do for people who really deserve it. It should be.

In my experience, it's only people who don't play sport at a professional level who think that there is anything remotely erotic about a locker room.

Holiness is happiness; and the more you have of the former, the more you will undoubtedly enjoy of the latter.

I am often asked why I write, and I don't know really--I just want to.

Our priorities should be: recognizing the voice of God and responding to the voice of God.

[Ashcroft vowed to] spare no effort to preserve the rights of all our citizens to pledge allegiance to the American flag.

People want to see other people who have 'non-negotiables,' things for which they're willing to say, 'This is it' we take our stand right here.' That's a leadership quality which people respect.

I started studying successful people a lot of successful people and the first thing they told me you first have to believe it in here before you see it out here.

I think forgiveness is absolutely mandatory. When you don't forgive the only person you are hurting is yourself because you are still harboring the anger and the mental anguish.

Everything is made up of the exact same thing, whether it's your hand, the ocean, or a star.

When we pray with our hearts and our souls I think we are being heard.

There is something good about the character of Gomez. I wouldn't trade the association with him for anything or any role that I might have missed.

The themes Poe used were universal and timeless. As long as the English language exists at all, we will be able to appreciate what he did. It will not age! It will not become dated!

If you live your life in truth, the truth will out.

I get into certain yoga positions at times, when Im working out and for exercises. I use a little of it in some of my meditation, but I chant now and that sort of replaced it.

Sometimes when I see a performance that really takes me, I struggle. How can I express this to this person, I want this person to know how I felt. I want to get this across, and it's not very easy.

People are transported to that space that Poe wanted to make available to us.

Sometimes it was tough doing take after take upside down! I did a lot of that sort of thing.

​Life is a series of highs and lows. The trick is to tip the balance in your favor by following your heart and taking some risks.

As we age, the bright light of youth either burns out or burns stronger - it's our choice.

The only thing worse than women are women who tell me I'm a misogynist.

Point your feet in the direction you want to go and your life will follow.

Try saying hello to someone who wouldn't expect you to - today would be good.

If finding true love was easy we'd all have a lot more free time.

Success is doing the best you possibly can with what you've been given. There are an alarming number of wealthy failures in the world today.

After a hard day, try to think of something good about it before you go to sleep - the result may surprise you.

It's important to remember that Bush Derangement Syndrome on the left - comparing him to Hitler, calling him a terrorist and a tyrant - preceded Obama Derangement Syndrome on the right.

A plot begins when somebody has something to hide.

Perhaps all of life is no more than a long preparation for the leaving of it.

The abstract way we think is really grounded in the concrete, bodily world much more than we thought.

I've always said in my career and in my life I only do things I'm interested in.

You can be in the public eye all the time and still have a private life, but the important thing is to keep in touch with the people who put you there.

I don't call myself an actor, I call myself an entertainer, because I don't just do one thing.

It's taken me 30 years to get this way, and I don't intend to let go. I work hard, but I play hard, too, and that's the one part of me that nobody sees. But I intend to be around for a long time yet.