George Mason Quotes

I can't help but be thankful, and really appreciate everything I have been through, good and bad, because it got me here!

I've had 60 years of ups and downs, and all of the downs that I've had, I'm happy that I've had them because it's taught me to appreciate all the ups.

Everything bad happens to set up something good. I've always found that to be true. I think if most folks look back on the history of their lives, they'll see that.

I've come to understand that there's always something positive, even in a negative situation.

People often say that a bad event is a 'blessing in disguise.' Trust me, experience will teach you that some are unbelievably well disguised. Everyone gets fired, or decides to make a radical change at some point. Everyone suffers setbacks.

And at the time, it is funny how you can look at something and say, for example with my shoulder injury, when it first happened I said this is the worst thing that could happen to me. Why me, why now? Now I look back and say it was probably the best thing that happened to me.

I think everything bad that happens can be good in a way, if you're thinking about it after a while.

I'm always thankful for the stuff I went through and thankful for the people I've met, and I'm thankful even for some of the bad times because all of it helps get you to wherever you are in your life.

You tend to take your journey for granted after a while, but when I pause and look back, I feel blessed that I had so many opportunities.

The more time passes in your life, I think the greater you understand perspective. So I'm happy that I've had experiences that have reminded me that most exciting things might not feel so exciting later, and the most disappointing things might not be so disappointing later, either.

You'd never be able to appreciate what's good in life if you've never experienced the bad.

Looking back we see with great clarity, and what once appeared as difficulties now reveal themselves as blessings.

Anybody who has gone through a life-changing experience will tell you there is a different understanding of what is real and what is important, and when you are going through different moments, you can reflect and go, 'I have been through worse.'

I am not a person who can really sit around and think about regrets because with every bad experience that you have, there is weirdly something good that comes from it.

I've seen a lot of seasons, change in my time. It's been a very lucky life.

I've been through some very difficult stages in my life, but I wouldn't change anything.

You see things differently at 40 than you do at 31. Especially if you got to 40 the way I did.

What might seem like a good idea to somebody at 21 is probably not going to seem like a good idea at 50, but you don't know that until you get there.

I have seen quite a lot of things in life. I would not like to change anything. Because every moment of my life has taught me something.

Each experience through which we pass operates ultimately for our good. This is a correct attitude to adopt and we must be able to see it in that light.

The way I look at the world, if you can't find a way to get something good out of the experience, then you have lived an unhappy life. All the actors I have worked with, superstars or otherwise, I have enjoyed.

I'm certainly not sorry that there were some things I missed. You may think you're missing something at that time but later when you look at it, you didn't miss anything.

Little Zac had it easy - but he didn't realize he had it easy, so he took it for granted. I think going through 'Hairspray' and other projects helped me learn about the business and life in general.

There are no regrets in life, just lessons.

I've become a lot wiser over the years.