Paul Newman Quotes

You don't always have to be doing something. You can just be, and that's plenty.

Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep still.

I always try to stay quiet and calm.

Who can wait quietly until the mud settles? Who can remain still until the moment of action?

Sometimes, the hardest thing was doing nothing.

The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach - waiting for a gift from the sea.

Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.

Quiet is better than loud.

You have to try to take what life throws at you with grace and equanimity.

I have not yet learned to keep still.

After all is said and done, sit down.

When everything is moving and shifting, the only way to counteract chaos is stillness. When things feel extraordinary, strive for ordinary. When the surface is wavy, dive deeper for quieter waters.

The wisdom of silence is a great asset.

I have learned to take things as they come.

You do have to be patient. Control what you can control.

No one could be still like Edward.

Doing nothing is opting for the sweetness of stillness...Instead of fighting with that which you cannot control, you might as well just see it through.

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Tis by no means the least of life's rules: To let things alone.

Possess your soul with patience.

When in doubt, stand still.

The master action, to move forward is a form of inaction; being still and quiet.

You have to take everything as it comes.