John Goodman Quotes

I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.

I am persuaded that every time a man smiles - but much more so when he laughs - it adds something to this fragment of life.

'The Voice' is built on positivity. Once we started filming, I knew that America was really going to love it.

It's inspirational to see someone who is dying smile.

Dare, dream, dance, smile, and sing loudly! And have faith that love is an unstoppable force!

Haiti is an amazing country. Even though the people there have so little, their attitudes resonate a crazy amount of love and joy. It is truly inspiring to see that. My love for the country starts with them.

In a world where there is so much sadness and so much to be afraid of, good things do happen to people. Romance is still something we can find even if we're not consciously looking for it.

I always say to myself that if I can make a movie that makes a kid smile or gives them some hope or something to get excited about, then I'm applying myself in the best way that I can. I don't think that just goes for kids. I think that it goes for adults, as well, and for families.

We must not fear daylight just because it almost always illuminates a miserable world.

When we create hope and opportunity in the lives of others, we allow love, decency and promise to triumph over cowardice and hate.

I love watching people's dreams come true.

Americans like optimism, and 'Once' walks a tightrope: you feel uplifted at the end even if you're crying.

'Try Again' - every time I hear that song, it just brings a smile to your face. When you're feeling like crap, and you hear, 'Dust yourself off and try again,' it kind of just puts you in a different mindset, 100 percent.

Every time I see a film about Joan of Arc I'm convinced she'll get away with it. It's the only way to get through life.

The musicals had a good, happy feeling, saying that the world is a better place. They say it's not reality, but who cares? There's too much reality these days.

To me, life, for all its privations, is a luminous thing. You have to risk it.

I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today!

We're at our best when we put hope in front of fear.

I don't write stories about despair. I write stories about hope.

For all who are in love but afraid of the world you must show courage because the world has always taken time to accept all good things.

Whether I'm trying to or not, I have this inherent feeling that music is uplifting; it makes you feel victorious, and that makes you feel like you can take on the world.

I was on my death bed, and I remember hanging on to these words, 'Don't be scared. You are going to live an amazing life,' and I have.

I have long believed that there are fundamentally two forces or emotions that drive our decisions - love and fear. Love has its many manifestations: compassion, gratitude, kindness, and joy. Fear often manifests in cynicism, anger, jealousy, and anxiety. I worry that many of our communities are being driven by fear.

When people were selling the politics of fear and division and destruction, we were talking about hope. We were talking about the politics of joy.

'Say Hello' was inspired by optimism.