Alun Wyn Jones Quotes

I know I'm responsible for not having got the kind of roles that I'd have liked to. '

I'm sure once my career's over, when I look back when I'm older, I can maybe appreciate it a little bit more.

My whole life, I've wanted things before I was ready. I was always pushing for the next job, the next success. I was so focused on achieving and the path that I was missing some great point about life.

There's been a lot of really cool stuff that's happened to me throughout my career, and I remember everything, but I don't think I savored every moment of it like I should have or like I do now.

When we are caught up in the nature of our work and are asked to take on another job or position, rarely do we step back and ask ourselves, 'What do I really want to do? What is it at this point in my career and life that is important to me?'

I don't regret the way I approached things, because otherwise I wouldn't have achieved what I did, but when I look back, I could have enjoyed things more.

You never want to look back on life and say, 'I did nothing.' Because then you'll live the rest of your life upset at yourself and at everyone else around you.

In retrospect, I had a lot of shortcomings and didn't take care of the things that needed to be taken care of, and that's all my fault.

It's a sad day when you find out that it's not accident or time or fortune, but just yourself that kept things from you.

In interviews I gave early on in my career, I was quoted as saying it was possible to have it all: a dynamic job, marriage, and children. In some respects, I was a social adolescent.

If I had my career over again? Maybe I'd say to myself, speed it up a little.

I've had every advantage in the world, despite the 18 years of silence which were nobody's fault but mine.

To be allowed to come back to WWE is the greatest gift that's ever been given to me. Back in the day, I never appreciated what WWE had given me, because I was in too much disarray and too confused about my own life. I let opportunities foolishly slip through my hands.

I can't complain about my career, that's for sure.

On a personal note, I think it won't be until after I've retired that I'm fully aware of what I've done or what I've gone on to achieve in my career.

At a certain point in your career - I mean, part of the answer is a personal answer, which is that at a certain point in your career, it becomes more satisfying to help entrepreneurs than to be one.

I felt ashamed for what I had done. I don't have any excuses. I did what I did. I take full responsibility for myself and my actions. I wouldn't pawn this off on anybody. I'm sorry it happened. And I hurt people.

I regret that I have not written more, shouted louder, and acted out my beliefs.

I think that's what keeps you grounded - having your own life that's not directed by your job.

I'm really happy with where I am, the movies in my life. Not satisfied, necessarily. But I won't put it on somebody else, blame anybody else for my position in the business. It's the choices I have made.

I punish myself more than anybody else does if I am stupid about my actions, and I suffer, really suffer.

Good or bad, everything we do is our best choice at that moment.

The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.

I regret losing certain women, but it was always my fault.

The only thing worse than an active conscience is one that's retroactive.